CO129-608-1 Police Department- European inspectorate 11-1-1947 - 28-1-1948 — Page 22

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drawn to the fact that the cost of living in that

territory is said to be very high.

We suggest, therefore, that you should send

us particulars of, say, some 35 Inspectors whom the

Inspector-General could recommend for service in Hong

who would like liby covered. We works thum,.

thin Kong and we could thereafter, in consultation with the Commisions of foter in Hong Kong who is now have there, Macintosh select 22 of them for the Hong Kong

appointments.

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Another alternative might be for MacIntosh

to visit Palestine on his return from leave and

perhaps interview candidates on the spot, but in view

of existing difficulties this might proyé impracticable,

and in any event, the approval of the Hong Kong Government

would have to be obtained first.

You will, of course, recall that in your

staff telegram No.786 of the 29th December, you requested

that 10 Police Inspectors should not return to Palestine

on the expiration of their leave, and it may be that

inch for wing those some of them would be recommended for transfer to Hong

Kong.

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(Spd ) Ivan Phillip's

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