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in mind the factors/
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previously emmerated.
We would like to point out that in a letter
from the Secretary of State, dated 26th February 1946 selected ex-
perienced civil officers were asked to return to the Colony to assist
in the "taking over process", but when application was made to the
Secretary of State on a specific matter, in the reply received, left
no doubt in the mind that the "asking" was tantamount to an order.
Now it seems that those self same selected
experienced officers have deteriorated during the past nine months, so much so,
that it is now necessary to warn them of the factors involved.
However the paragraph on the whole can be most
readily summed up by saying," to make the Police Force successful it
will be achieved by making the "experienced officers" train those
locally recruited and do double work while teaching the experienced
officers recruited from other forces."
No signs are evident of retrenchment amongst
the newly recruited officers who are still totally inexperienced in
boal conditions, an experience which will only be gained by many years
of service. It would appear certain that the system under which these
officers were recruited became a failure by the reappearance of the
Pre-War officers from internment, but having been planned it was put
into effect irrespective of cost and to the detriment of the Pre-War
officers.
This certainly opposes the economic system which
brought about the reorganisation plans of pre and post war.
There are many issues arising out of this Memo-
randum but the two most important are:-
1. SALARY
The scale laid down in the Memorandum when suddenly
thrust upon one, with the minimum of time to accept, appears to be
an improvement, but, when analysed it has been noted that no one
will receive any increase other than that which would have been
expected had times remained normal.
At present there is little or no incentive for all to