CO129-612-1 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 21-1-1947 - 17-2-1948 — Page 19

Wt. 23364/665. 8/47. 50,000. S. & S. Ltd.

54247/9/47.

G. O.

Nicholls

22/1

Mr...

w.l. J. Wallace 27/17

1.

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Mr.

Mayle 4

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Mr.

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Mr.

DRAFT.

POR COLSCH.

ESPATCH

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S:

Secretary of State.

Your Reference.........

HONG LONG

NO.

416.

(37)

GOVERWR

190

sir,

107EB

D. 1940

17 FEB 1948

I have etc., to acknowledge, the

receipt of your despatch No. 253 of the

31st October last, forwarding a petition

from certain European members of the

FURTHER ACTION.

Hong Kong Police Inspectorate, who

were recruited from United Kingdom

Police Forces after the war, and to

inform you that I have given close and

careful consideration to their

representations having regard to the

views expressed in your despatch.

2. I shall be glad if in reply

to their representations concerning

their expectation of an improvement

in rank, the petitioners may be reminded

that they were recruited to the

Inspectorate of the Hong Kong Police,

and informed that it cannot be accepted

that a definite undertaking of promotion

to higher ranks was given, that in this

respect they are on a common basis

with other members of the Inspectorate,

they will be considered for

and that tie Zutuna promotion

from Nion in the light of their sever

first on integrity and SKILLEN.

In their present posts.

3.