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Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Date :- 28th March, 1941.
(Saving No.7).
Your saving No.4. In view of the difficulties
attendant on making any other arrangements during the war I
Lordship's
have decided to recommend for your/approval the promotion of
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John Wattie, the most senior officer in Class I of the Senior
Clerical and Accounting Staff, to the vacant post of Chief
Clerk, Colonial Secretariat. Wattie is aged 53 and at present
acting in the post. The question whether he should be
permitted to continue in the post after the age of 55,if the
war is by then over, would be reviewed in due course. I
should be glad if you would telegraph whether this course
meets with Your Lordship's approval. Other promotions
consequent on Wattie's promotion could be dealt with locally.
The scale of post of Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretariat, would
now be altered to that of Accountant, Treasury, viz. £800 to
£1050 by 5 of £30 amd 2 of £50 annually plus residential
allowance and with "new terms" as to quarters.
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Confidential. Your despatch
of 15th November com'idential.
Opportunity has been taken to discuss
matter with Northcote who will examine
question on his return. If after considera-
tion he is of opinion that promotion of one
of the officers of medium seniority referred
to in your despatch is not advisable I should
be prepared to continue with secondment of
officer from Colonial Office for three years
period without (repeat without) intention of
any permanent transfer. In this case, at end
of three year period, one of these officers
of medium seniority may be able to take over
vacancy.
In this connexion I suggest that you
may like to consider possibility of sending
one such officer to the Colonial Oiïice
for a three year perioù. Experience thus gai
gained will make such an officer natural
successor to post of Chief Clerk though it
would be inadvisable to make any such
suggestion when candidate is selected.
FURTHER ACTION.
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Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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