CO129-568-2 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- vacancy for Commandant 9-2-1938 - 6-12-1938 — Page 15

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C. O.

Mr. Rogers

MST. Gent 3

Mr.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

2/6/38.

/s

Downing Street,

4 June, 1938.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Sir,

DRAFT. cons.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

WAR OFFICE.

FURTHER ACTION.

رس من

mmate

I am etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the

जु

28 th April about the appointment

of a Commandant of the Hong Kong

Volunteer Defence Corps and to

request you to inform the Army Council

that the figure of £1,250 for the

salary of the appointment may be

regarded as definite. This sum

should be regarded as being made up of

pay at the rate of £1,100 a year,

plus £150 a year command pay.

2. With regard to paragraph 4

of your letter, the Governor of Hong

Kong has now decided to make provision

in the 1939 Estimates for the salaries

of

(*2132-150) Wt. 42270-82 15,000 4/38 T.S. 695