CO129-603-8 Legal Department- reorganisation 17-3-1949 - 29-12-1949 — Page 32

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

To the Officer Administering the Government off.......

No.

6 July, 1949

650

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Your reference 1/1519/ido

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By Goving Telegram 10.546 of the 7th June.

Vacancy for isne fudge, H ng Cong.

In view or the fact that this post is one of the most highly id uione adgeshipu in the Colondal ejul service it is particulary important that the claims or other serving orvleurs should be fully considered.

I have iven full eight to your recommenuation of...J.Could," but notwithstanding his cou acord and lung tin; experience and the dica point.ent which 1 caliau he may fel, I have reached the conclusio.. that he cannot properly be preferred to other officers of pent ubility und lon or service. rter cureful review of the field of servin, officers, 3. congluer hat the outstanding candidato i10 *..J.Loc.hart-lith, tone, General, Kynsaland, nu i propose, subject to your observations, to outer him the . ust.

of Mr...ockhart-kath's carly career in Hon un, from 1914. until 1.30 you are no doubt well aware. lie was called to the Bar in absentis in 1941 while Registrar of the fih u urt, Tan anyika, and in 19 3 was promoted to De Autor::ey deneral, Gibraltar.

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