CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 174

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Colonial Secretariat,

Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong,

6th. Sept. 1947

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Sir,

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter of 11th. August 1947 on the subject of the expiration

of the period during which members of the European Inspectorate

Hong Kong Police, might exercise the option to retire from

the Service, and to inform you that the memorandum addressed to you on 8th. August by the Commissioner of Police correctly

informed you both regarding the intentions of this Government

on this matter and regarding the manner in which the period

came accidentally to be extended to the 15th. July.

Your memorandum under acknowledgement does not includ●

any information which was not already in the possession of

this Government and I am to say that no good purpose would be

served by continuing this correspondence.

Inspector J. Shepherd,

Hong Kong Police.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

sa. K.M.A. Barnett. for Colonial Secretary.