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Mr.
Mr.
Tegetmeier.
Man
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Wollan 17/8.
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Mr... Whittle 18/0 1818
Mr. Bourdillon
Mr.
Mr.
Sidebotham-
Parkin. 21/8
53832/1
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Codedssent
1730hp
22-8-48
Minister of State
Secretary of State
July, 1948
Your Reference..
Corta
DRAFT. TELEGRAM
CONFIDENTIAL.
62
1.
ADDRESSED TO:-
GOVERNOR HONG KONG.
REPEATED TO
No. 908
GOVERNOR SINGAPORE. No896
HIGH COMMISSIONER
FEDERATION OF MALAYA. No.105
I fourma hay khong
2.
Journer lingapore
3. Highcoma Kuala Lumpin
where most Menus Spend their leave.
FURTHER ACTION.
(8)
Your telegram No. 676 Confidential.
High Cost of Living Allowances.
Before salaries were revised to
post-war level it was the general
practice of Colonial Governments
to pay cost of living allowances to
officers on leave outside the Colony, Avecause in
In most cases the increase in the
cost of living in the Colony was in
line with that of this country The
Palestine Government was an exception
to that general rule and paid only
half rates of allowances to officers
because
on leave / the full rates were
exceptionally high owing to the high
cost of living in the territory.
cost of living allowances
When G..L.A. were introduced in Malaya
before salaries were revised the
for the same regar Palestine practice was followed/and
half rates only were paid to officers
on leave.
As a general rule when salaries
were revised in other Colonies the
cost of living element was included
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