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for the interests of the Eastern Cadet Services,

but particularly for those of the Cadet Service in

Hong Kong, when he framed his recommendations.

We might refer particularly to paragraph 7 of his

despatch flagged 'A' in the 1936 file. Add that

while Mr. Smith's desire to champion the interests

of the Cadet Service in Hong Kong is appreciated

by the Secretary of State, he would prefer that

question raised in

the Governor should himself consider thefterms of]

Mr. N.L. Smith's despatch and submit to the

Secretary of State such conclusions as he may reach,

and that the Secretary of State will then be

prepared to give careful consideration to any

recommendations which he may have to make for

giving reasonable assurance to Cadet officers as

regards their prospects in the Public Service in

Hong Kong.

582.75ut

21-X

[ I have had to keep this under pressure]

Cy.rusmis

3.11.37

I am not quite clear what Mr Smith is driving at.

If he fears that the number of super-scale posts in

the future will not be sufficient to afford a

reasonable prospect of promotion for cadet officers,

it would be open to him to suggest the creation

of additional super-scale posts, even to the length

of creating the post of Supernumerary Staff Officer,

a post which exists in the Malayan Staff List. But

at the moment the ratio of super-scale posts to