Ma. A Y Hanching
I Colluis
me Fletcher came
men
to
see
me
on
his arial
inn
England.
He asked whether the Nigeria post
had breu filled; a was, I think, rather disappointed
lost it.
at
I mentioned the
The Goo gaus in
for
not
having
nason
this telegram
his refusal that he did
-
wish to be separated from
his family
-
The said he
didn't know that sit stubbs
wao
سة
to give that as going
that the real cause
nason &
of his refusal was
health & need for
spell of
Lin
order
mo
lear.
a
his
long I said that
that then might
his not
chance of his
considered for
posta
br
bring
other Vr Afric
because
he
way
supposed
to be unwilling to accept anything in
a
Colony to
which his family could
not accompany him, he
had better send me letter I could place
a
record giving the real reason for
his
refusing the Nigerian post.
The nsult is the attached letter, which I 483
have acknowledged,
? most cater to note
Art by
A.1.547//3/21
It seems to me that there is still some
risk of misunderstanding,
Mr. Harding says that Mr. Fletcher's reason for declining to be considered for Nigeria was his health and need for a long spell of leave, and that he wants him noted lest he should lose his chance of
being considered for other Tropical African posts owing to his being supposed to be unwilling to accept anything in a Colony to whichis family could
Mr. Fletcher however, says
not accompany him.
that
"It is the matter of the greatest moment to me that my wife smoula be able to accompany me" to any other appointment he may be offered. What
coes this mean?
Does it mean that he does or
does not regard Nigella as a place to which his wife (note, not his family) would be able to accompany him? I do not know of any Senior Secretariat
appointment in the Empire to which a man's wife
could not accoupany him, This ought to be cleared
up before we proceed to note and consider Mr.Fletcher
for anything else.
me zistian 9/3/4
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