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for the interests of the Eastern Cadet Services,
but particularly for those of the Cadet Service in
Hong Kong, when he framed his recommendations.
We might refer particularly to paragraph 7 of his
despatch flagged 'A' in the 1936 file. Add that
while Mr. Smith's desire to champion the interests
of the Cadet Service in Hong Kong is appreciated
by the Secretary of State, he would prefer that
question raised in
the Governor should himself consider thefterms of]
Mr. N.L. Smith's despatch and submit to the
Secretary of State such conclusions as he may reach,
and that the Secretary of State will then be
prepared to give careful consideration to any
recommendations which he may have to make for
giving reasonable assurance to Cadet officers as
regards their prospects in the Public Service in
Hong Kong.
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[ I have had to keep this under pressure]
Cy.rusmis
3.11.37
I am not quite clear what Mr Smith is driving at.
If he fears that the number of super-scale posts in
the future will not be sufficient to afford a
reasonable prospect of promotion for cadet officers,
it would be open to him to suggest the creation
of additional super-scale posts, even to the length
of creating the post of Supernumerary Staff Officer,
a post which exists in the Malayan Staff List. But
at the moment the ratio of super-scale posts to