C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

FURTHER ACTION.

merely because the Valter

in their theoretical knowledge.

But I impressed upon him that

the Secretary of State regarded

it as a definite obligation to

give retrenched officers prior

consideration as far as possible,

that

and not to reject a retrenched

officer who would be able to do

should not be passed in

the ob satisfactorily merely

Jamner of

because there is available-a

candidate with o previous

or

in from highly qualified service/wheight possess-greater

intellectually

abilities. Think Hole under-

stands the position, and naturally

you will-see that it is-fully

safeguarded.

I have sent a copy of

this letter to Carter at the

Board of Trade.

YOURS SIVOERBI Y

(Signed) A. B. ACHESON,

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