from Hong Kong
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38. From Trasury
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20/11/45
Mr. Mayle.
You have arranged to see Mr. Sansom at 11 o'clock on Thursday when the telegram from Hong Kong at (37) will be discussed with him. I have arranged to have extra copies of this telegram and of the one to which it refers available and will bring them to the meeting.
2. The Treasury raises two further points in their letter at (38) in connection with the Indian Contingent:
(a) Can the "high cost of living allowance" be
justified for Indian policemen having regard to the position of other Government servants of roughly equivalent grades who do not receive important benefits which are allowed to the Indian police.
(b) Whether the Chinese Contingent also receives the
"high cost of living allowance" plus "rehabilitation allowance".
3.
These two papers cover, I think, the points be discussed in regard to the Indian Contingent.
4. The problem in regard to the European Contingent is two fold: the question of which of the pre-war members of the police force should return and the question of the conditions of service of those who were recruited in 1945 from metropolitan and other British police forces. On the question of conditions for return I understand from Mr. Nicholls that the memorandum approved by the Governor is just about to issue. On the question of the conditions of service for those recruited from British police forces in 1945, Mr. Nicholls tells me that the matter of pension contribution has now been settled. Mr. Nicholls will come to the meeting on Thursday and will be able to give all details about the European police.
5.
Inspector Brown, one of the metropolitan policemen, has been active in forwarding complaints. There is a long letter from him at 344 on file 54247/9 forwarded to us by Mr. Battley, M.P. A further reply from the s. of promised to Mr. Battley on this, but you have minuted on the file that discussion with Mr. Sansom may avoid further reference to the Governor. Mr. Nicholls will be bringing this file.
6. One further source of difficulty has been the Shanghai Police those police who were given one year contracts to fill emergency vacancies immediately after the liberation. Miss Whyte is making a note of the position in regard to them.
A-leite
26th November, 1946.