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FURTHER TO OUR TUR, THE HMOCS ASSOCIATION HAVE HAD AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP ENROLMENT CIRCULAR AND
NOTICE OF THE INAUGURAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 28 JANUARY.
TO DATE APPROXIMATELY 400 OUT OF 723 ELIGIBLE HMOCS OFFICERS HAVE
PAID THEIR MEMBERSHIP FEE AND JOINED THE ASSOCIATION. THE VAST
MAJORITY HAVE INDICTED LIKELY ATTENDANCE AT THE INAUGURAL GENERAL
MEETING. THIS FIGURE MAY BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER DURING
THE NEXT WEEK. OTHER HMOCS OFFICERS HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL RETURN THE MEMBERSHIP FORM AND PAY THE FEE AT THE GENERAL
MEETING.
2.
THERE IS INTENSE INTEREST AND CONCERN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT
FROM ALL HMOCS OFFICERS. THE RESPONSE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S
CIRCULAR HAS BEEN ACROSS THE BOARD RANGING FROM HIGH COURT JUDGES
AND SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE TO THE MORE
JUNIOR POLICE INSPECTORATE. DESPITE THE INTEREST AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF 723 INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS, THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN KEPT
LOW KEY AND OFFICERS HAVE ACTED RESPONSIBLY. THERE IS NOW SOME
ANTICIPATION OF AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT BY HMG.
3.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FORTHCOMING HMOCS ASSOCIATION GENERAL
MEETING WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL AND SEVERAL HUNDREDS CAN NOW BE EXPECTED. AS EXPLAINED IN OUR TUR THERE WILL BE ENORMOUS PRESSURE
ON SCS TO SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE AND SUBSTANTIAL AT THE MEETING.
IN ADDITION THE CHAIRMAN IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ANY TAKEOVER
ATTEMPT BY MORE MILITANT MEMBERS AND IS SEEKING SOMETHING
POSITIVE IN ORDER TO CONTAIN THE SITUATION. OUR ASSESSMENT IS
THAT FRUSTRATIONS WILL BOIL OVER UNLESS WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE STATEMENT NOW OR AT THE VERY LEAST AUTHORIZE SCS TO SAY THAT A DECISION WILL BE TAKEN AND ANNOUNCED BEFORE 1 APRIL 1992.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE HEARD ON THE GRAPEVINE THAT THE HMOCS
ASSOCIATION ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH THEIR OWN CONTACTS FOR TWO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL
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