CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 317

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Colonial Office,

Church House,

Great amith Street,

J. d. 1.

319

22nd December, 1947.

Dear Serpell,

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Herewith/my promised letter about Hong Kong telegrams Nos.1876 and 1879 (salaries Commission). I enclose the following:-

1.

(1) 0.5.3. Note on Hong Kong Jalary scales.

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Duplicate copy of Hong Kong Savingram No.86 with its two enclosures.

(111) Duplicate copy of Hong Kong Savingram No.87 with its one enclosure.

Two

(iv) (Drat telegrams to Hong Kong for your agreement or comment.

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(v) Draft savingram to Hong on for the same.

Paragraph 1 or draft.

It has been agreed here that it is unnecessary and, indeed, undesirable politically, to pursue the question of obtaining uniformity in rates of expatriation pay as between the Far western territories.

I hope you can now agree that the long Kong proposals may be accepted as they stand.

2.

Paragraph 2 of draft.

Though we knew of course that the settlement after the August strike of public utility and dockyard

D.R. SERPELL, 294., 0.A.k.

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