2.
of the Pre-Ward
Officers, and have their full support in this
matter, so much so, that I was elected Chairman of a newly
created European Inspectors' Association which has for its
ains the welfare in general of all European Police Officers.
This Association has full recognition by the Hong Kong
Government.
I might mention that when we Pre-War Officers
met to discuss and prepare a reply to the Memorandum
at Α
it was decided that before submitting our reply, that it be
placed in the hands of a solicitor with a view to having his
opinion, mainly to see if the points of law and regulations
were correctly interpreted by us. In consequence of this I
saw the Hon. Mr. M.M.WATSON reference in my minute to
Commissioner of Police at '', who, after perusal informed
me that we had correctly interpreted the sad points.
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said
On behalf of all Pre-War Officers our main
complaint is that the assurances given to us by the then
Secretary of State Mr. G.H.HALL (now Viscount HALL?) have
not been fulfilled, nor is there any indication that such
is ever likely to take place.
These assurances are contained in a circular
letter at
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F 8*
which each Pre-War Officer received on
his arrival in the United Kingdom from Internment at the
conclusion of the Pacific War.
Further assurances are contained in 'F 9 (a)',
also at F 9 (b) is a reference to "Promotion Board"
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which were contained in our reply to the Memorandum at 'A'
To F 9 (b) (c), I will later make further
reference.
With regard to 'F 11', the Commissioner of
Police informed me verbally that the Executive Council knew
nothing about such an order as is found in F 9 (b), and
'F
that he was forthwith cancelling Special Memo No. 50 of 1941
which he proceeded to do as in extract from Hong Kong Police
General Orders at F 9 (c)'.
At all times.
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