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drawn to the fact that the cost of living in that
territory is said to be very high.
We suggest, therefore, that you should send
us particulars of, say, some 35 Inspectors whom the
Inspector-General could recommend for service in Hong
who would like liby covered. We works thum,.
thin Kong and we could thereafter, in consultation with the Commisions of foter in Hong Kong who is now have there, Macintosh select 22 of them for the Hong Kong
appointments.
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Another alternative might be for MacIntosh
to visit Palestine on his return from leave and
perhaps interview candidates on the spot, but in view
of existing difficulties this might proyé impracticable,
and in any event, the approval of the Hong Kong Government
would have to be obtained first.
You will, of course, recall that in your
staff telegram No.786 of the 29th December, you requested
that 10 Police Inspectors should not return to Palestine
on the expiration of their leave, and it may be that
inch for wing those some of them would be recommended for transfer to Hong
Kong.
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(Spd ) Ivan Phillip's
(or for ppp)