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INWARD TELEGRAM INWARD
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
FROM HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)
TO S. OF S., COLONIES,
D. 20th August, 1946,
R. 20th
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No. H. K. 860 Confidential,
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My confidential despatch of 14th June and
your telegram No. 632,
Senior Police Officers.
Present strength, excluding Commissioner, is 19 officers on permanent establislment together with Pittendrigh, Leyo, Haig-Brown end Dunkley who have served here during military administration and whose applications are under consideration by Colonial Cice Appointments Department. Total 25 ngainat new approved establishment of 26 excluding the Commienioner,
2+ In September 1945 tw non-commissioned officera W, R. Chesterwoods and L, R. What were provisional13 appointed to act as A, S. P, S, by MP. Formofather-Even, and I am considering recommending that these appointments should be confirmed. Thus under approved new establishment there would be one vacancy only apart from vacancy
for a Commissioner if the four candidaten mentioned in paragraph 1 above are accepted.
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