CO129-608-2 Police Department- European inspectorate 18-2-1948 - 8-1-1949 — Page 37

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INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

3733

FROM HONG KONG (sir A. Granthan)

ON

D. 22nd November, 1948. R. 22nd

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11.20 hr 3.

No. 1071

My telegram No. 927. (29)

Police Inspectorate.

Grateful if arrangements can be made for immediate recruitment of further 19 sub-inspectors. Selection by Pennefather-Evans through Crown Agents,

2 Candidates must (repeat must) be unmarried and should have not more than three years' civil police experience.

3.

Ex-Falestine candidates with above qualifications may be considered with V.K. candidates, but in the interests of efficiency, which you will agree must be kept at highest level, I must reduce average age of inspectorate, and should for this reason be opposed to recruitment of Palestine men merely for the purpose of resettlement.