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JR29/3

The management will deal with the latter party. Perhaps you will offer to Hailstone another paper.

14 M Fiddian 28.

What should you say, please? Obviously good surgeons are very desirable, but I don't remember that special surgical degrees have often, if ever, been asked for. T.C.H. 30/3.

Mr. Menghten says Dr. Cockin was a good surgeon, a Cyfus has asked for special skill in surgery (though not appointed, at any rate), but nothing was said as to a special qualification in surgery. Obviously, if you asked for special skill in surgery, you would take the possession of a special surgical degree or diploma as evidence of such skill. But I argue that the request is unusual; & I could not say that the possession of the F.R.C.S. by T. Cobbe would enable him to get a letter ahead of that of an ordinary M.O.

AF 30

63

As I say here, Harcourt notes his reasons for refusing the offer of the appointment of M.O. in Hongkong; and with regard to the latter part of his letter, I may say that while the medical and surgical degrees of every officer are taken into consideration in connection with vacancies in the Colonial Service, vacancies for which exceptional qualifications in surgery are specially asked for are so rare that it is impossible to give any assurance that the possession of the F.R.C.S. by T. Cobbe would accelerate his promotion.

Let her Fiddian see it and try to improve the draft. I am in some doubt how to put it.

T.C.M. 1/4

al Duce.

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JR29/3 The management will deal with the latter party. Perhaps you will offer to Hailstone another paper. 14 M Fiddian 28. What should you say, please? Obviously good surgeons are very desirable, but I don't remember that special surgical degrees have often, if ever, been asked for. T.C.H. 30/3. Mr. Menghten says Dr. Cockin was a good surgeon, a Cyfus has asked for special skill in surgery (though not appointed, at any rate), but nothing was said as to a special qualification in surgery. Obviously, if you asked for special skill in surgery, you would take the possession of a special surgical degree or diploma as evidence of such skill. But I argue that the request is unusual; & I could not say that the possession of the F.R.C.S. by T. Cobbe would enable him to get a letter ahead of that of an ordinary M.O. AF 30 63 As I say here, Harcourt notes his reasons for refusing the offer of the appointment of M.O. in Hongkong; and with regard to the latter part of his letter, I may say that while the medical and surgical degrees of every officer are taken into consideration in connection with vacancies in the Colonial Service, vacancies for which exceptional qualifications in surgery are specially asked for are so rare that it is impossible to give any assurance that the possession of the F.R.C.S. by T. Cobbe would accelerate his promotion. Let her Fiddian see it and try to improve the draft. I am in some doubt how to put it. T.C.M. 1/4 al Duce.
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T. Cobbe to get a letter afft then that of an ordinary M.0.

AF 30

63

Ach osay her Harcourt notes his reasons from berff repesing the offer of the appic of M.0 im Hrugking; of with regard to the latter part of his letter,

maceracia parartsala unapa

say

that

while the medical surgical degrees of every

offier anlähen into conson

Native

in considering his in connection with vacancies in the

Colonial Service, vacancies for which exceflitual

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qualifications in

occur to

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are

rarely that it is unpossible to in

any

assurance that

the possessin of the 7.R.CS byland would

aculerate his promotion.

Sfi fr connow o

Let her Fiddian sex go

improve the aft. I am

in some doubt how to put it.

T.c.M.

1/4

al Duce.

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