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In your despatch
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Parkinson.
(No.1 in
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
Confidential (3) of the 26th of
November, 1931 you stated that
Mr. De Martin had then been acting as
Director with conspicuous success since
June 1930, and that had he been
willing to remain in the Service you
would have had no hesitation in
recommending him for the post. The
most suitable candidate to succeeed
him out of the professional staff
of the Department was stated to be
Mr.A.R.Sutherland; but it was his
intention to retire as soon as
possible, and in these circumstances,
FURTHER ACTION.
since you regarded it as most desirable
that the officer selected should have
before him a long tenure of the post,
you were therefore unable to
recommend Mr. Sutherland's appointment.
Apart