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PERSONAL FOR DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR
PEKING: PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR
UKREP JLG: PERSONAL FOR MR GALSWORTHY
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YOUR TELNO 1563: ĦMOCS ARRANGEMENTS
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THANK YOU FOR THIS ADVICE.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE COSTS OF REVISED HMOCS COMPENSATION PROPOSALS WITHIN TOLERABLE LIMITS, WE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE TO TAKE
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A TOUGH LINE WITH CONTRACT OFFICERS ORIGINALLY RECRUITED BEFORE MARCH 1985. WE SHALL TRY TO HOLD TO THE DEADLINE OF 30 JUNE FOR APPLICATIONS TO JOIN HMOCS, EVEN THOUGH OUR REVISED PROPOSALS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE PUBLIC BY THEN. WE SHALL ALSO PROBABLY WISH TO TAKE LENGTH OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF HMOCS AS THE BASIS FOR CALCULATING COMPENSATION ENTITLEMENTS, IE ANY BUY-BACK OF PENSIONABLE SERVICE WILL NOT COUNT FOR THIS PURPOSE. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND WE SHOULD PREFER YOU NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSAL IN PARA 6 OF TUR FOR THE TIME BEING: IF OFFICERS WERE
GIVEN ADVANCE WARNING BEFORE THE 30 JUNE DEADLINE IT COULD
PROVOKE A COSTLY INFLUX INTO HMOCS: IF THEY WERE NOT WARNED IT
WOULD SMACK OF SHARP PRACTICE AND SHIFTING OF GOAL-POSTS.
3. BOTH BECAUSE OF OUR OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS HMOCS OFFICERS AND FOR WIDER REASONS, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO BE KEPT CLOSELY INFORMED OF YOUR THINKING ON LOCALISATION AND OTHER MAJOR CIVIL SERVICE ISSUES. WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY ABOUT PENSIONS FUNDING.
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