INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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Code
FROM HONG KONG (Sie A. Granthan)
D. 4th March, 1948. .R. th
11.35 hrs.
4
IKMEDIATE
5 Win
1048
1
1
(195)
No 252 Confidential,
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CEIVED
(195) 45 telegram No. 87 and my telegram No.170.
1500 dollaro per month and over.
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GISTRY
RE
Bigh cost of living allowance on basic salavaca of
* should be grateful for earliest possible decision on raamwendation lo paragraph 6 or ay telegrum No 87. Senior officura am displaying signs of increasing discontent at heims; asked to opt for revised torms of servico in cases where they do not know fut rate of high cost of living allowange they will dray, or how theis not rev.coá emolumonte will compare with balas present emolumento. Time Dinds sot Tow oxerodao of option is three months from the date of notification of reviaod baulo salary, and singe conversion lotters have already been desged to all permanent officers in the colony whose scale e have been apuroved, the position is becoming bcreasingly embarrassing. Bvidenco of indebtedness of senior office20 to banks is growing. Establishment officer has already ressived numerous ênquirica from banks as to probable fine acizl position of officers who have bean Parsed to borrow pending settlement of their arrears of salary. Suropeon Civil Servante Council is displaying an antagonistic attitude towards the Selaries Ommaissico'o recommendations, and bes put formand atuong representations against inadequate total colments proposed by Commission and, in particular, against the rate of cost of living allowance recommended. More then two monthe heure elapsed since 'the general scceptance of the Comniesiona pecomiendations #An announcel, and financial uncertainty is having a serious offect upon the morele of cscior cfflcare diwe have not ealy Lo content sich aḥncımal volume of work, bab also wish gretuped AED expensive living conditions. The effect of prompt implementation of the Commission's recommendations as far as local officers vero concerned, as enestaging, bar unless a decision is reached soon on outstanding questions, much of the value of the Commiscion's recommendations will be lost as far as senior expatriate offlesrs ane concerned.
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