CO129-612-3 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 20-7-1949 - 20-1-1950 — Page 36

DIFU ET MON DROIT

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Dear

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Mr Will's Weller

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10th October, 1949.

Thank you for your letter of the 8th October enclosing a petition from the European Inspectors' Association of the Hong Kong Police Force.

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I have laid this before The King, together with the comments on it contained in your personal letter to Sir Alan Lascelles of the same date.

His Majesty has carefully considered the grounds of the petition, but understands that legislation is being considered in the Colony of Hong Kong to assure the pension rights of officers appointed from United Kingdom The police forces other than the Metropolitan Police: King does not feel able to direct any further action in the matters dealt with in the petition] which I am returning

herewith.

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peliti ww

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N.D.Watson, Esq.,

Colonial Office,

Yours sincerely,

The Church House,

dward Fork

Great Smith Street, S.W.1.

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