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TELEGRAM/
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To;-
GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG.
File No. 22
53723/3/49.
Sent.
13.
Mr. Tegetmeier"
Mr. Hall
Hall 13/12
Repeated to:-
m2 JVC Johnson is i2
Mr. Blaxli
Mr. Sidebottam
Sir
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
S. of S.
Priority-
Nil.
Reply urgently required.
Important.
Immediate.
Most Immediate.
Not to so
hours.
.194.
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WL 15855/746 5M 6-48 Wa. & Co. 51/3
1996 SOM I 1-48 Wa & Co. 51/3.
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Top Secret -and Personal.
December, 1949.
Your telegram No. 1313 confidential.
Public Services Comission.
Co...ii
On further consideration
I think to
< Surrilary of Stati authority of the 15
as set out in Colonial Regulations 23-26 inclusive
can best in
should be explicitly safeguarded by including
provision on the lines of those Regulations either
in the Bill or in the Regulations made under it.
Similar provision was made in the 1951 Public
Service Regulations of Ceylon in respect of their
Public Services Comission and I an forwarding by
savingran the text of the Regulations concerned.
2. I would have no objection to the
Commission advising on the filling of superscale
bosts covered by Regulation 24 mentioned in the
Latter part of your paragraph 2.
3. As the authority of the secretary of
State would be sufejuarued by the adoption of the
provision mentioned above, I would also have no
objection to the Commission advising on the posts
mentioned in (c) and (d) of your telegra, if you
considered this desirable, out I would prefer the posts to be excluded as you propose.
4.