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important in many fields. But the work involves no executive responsibilities such as a person with these qualities would probably wish to assume at some stage. By opening the posts to people who would only spend a few years in the job it was expected that the number of suitably qualified men and women available would be considerably increased.

9.

A further purpose in deciding to staff the new organisation largely from the combined grades was to aim in the long term to have officers in many departments who had had some experience of C.D.O. work. These officers would be aware of what the scheme could do for departments; they would also have gained a wide experience

of dealing with people and a broad understanding

of government and public attitudes which will, it is hoped, be of use in many organizations.

10.

In any case there seemed to be no other way of gathering together the numbers of experience- ed officers required.

11.

The C.D.O. posts are for Administrative Officers and Senior Administrative Officers

but include one Assistant Secretary for Chinese

Affairs. There is one Senior Administrative Officer and the eight Administrative Officers vary in seniority from two appointed to the service in

August 1968 to the senior officer on the

Administrative Officer time-scale.

12.

In order to secure Liaison Officers

who could be transferred into and out of the scheme

the original intention was to use Executive Officers for all the new posts. There is an increasing field for officers of this grade who have had experience in dealing with the public and the press and who have a wide knowledge of

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