Wt. 23364/665. 8/47. 50,000. S. & S. Ltd.
C.
Wallace 25/2
Mr.
Butters
Mr.
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Mr. Whittle
Mr. Mayle Barin
Mr.
OTP.
Recyphened 0. T-P Sent 16:45
3/3
53723/6/48.
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9
1948
Permt. U.S. of S.
I.
Parly. U.S. S:
Secretary of State.
Your Reference.......
avali
DRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
)
No 3.09 Confidential
Your telegram No. 34 and secret
(1)
(6)
despatch No. 8.
FURTHER ACTION.
Re-cive tweeter
(H/535) Bra
Mh. W. I.J.
to write off in ferpell
стра
In
борресе
Trenky.
overlay
Salaries Commission Report.
Currency basis of emoluments.
In Malaya practice is for
leave salaries and pensions paid in
United Kingdom to be converted from
dollars to sterling at Government
rate of exchange of 2/4d. to the dollar.
Relevant passage in Malayan conditions
of appointment reads:-
"(vi) Currency. The currency of the
Malayan Union, Singapore and Brunei is based on the Malayan dollar. All salaries are fixed in dollars and are so paid while officers are on service. For purposes of paying salaries when on leave or on pension after retirement dollars are converted into sterling at the Government rate of exchange which is at present 2/4d. to .the dollar. This rate is liable to alteration, but no change has taken place since 1906. "
It has been agreed that this precedent
should be followed in Hong Kong.
I should be grateful if you won't
consider whether, despite the political factors mentioned in your despatch No.8
this precedent does not provide a
reasonable
above