THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GO INTO REVERSE ABOUT MIS APPOINTMENT AS CJa
THAT HIS APPOINTMENT AS CS WOULD NOT MILITATE AGAINST HIS BEINA CONSIDERED FOR CJ, IF HE WISHED TO APPLY, WHEN THE SUCCESSOR TO SIR TVO RIGBY RETIRES.
5. AS YOU KNOW MY SECOND CHOICE FOR CJ WOULD BE MR BRIGGS, AND THOUGH I DO NOT THINK HE WOULD BE AS GOOD AS ROBERTS I THINK HE WOULD DO THE JOB ALRIGHT, AND IT WOULD OF COURSE ONLY BE FOR 2 3/4 YCARS.
G. THIS SWITCH WOULD HAVE THE INCIDENTAL BENEFIT (WHICH OF COURSE IS NO ARGUMENT IN ITS FAVOUR) OF KEEPING ROBERTS IN THE PUST OF AG UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND SO GIVING US RATHER MORE TIME TO SORT OUT THE SITUATION THAT RESULTS FROM SNEATH'S RESIGNATION AS SG, AND CONSEQUENT INABILITY TO SUCCEED ROBERTS AS AG. WE WOULD STILL NEED TO RECALL HOBLEY, PERHAPS NOT BEFORE THE END OF MARCH.
7. THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AFTER CAREFUL
DISCUSSION WITH NORMAN WALKER AND AFTER SOUNDING SENIOR UNOFFICIALS. I WOULD GLADLY FOLLOW THIS TELEGRAM WITH A FULLER ARGUMENT BY LETTER, BUT TIME IS SO SHORT IN VIEW OF SIR IVO RICBY'S RETIREMENT ON 22 MAY, AND THE FACT THAT THE QUEEN'S APPROVAL HAS ALREADY DEEN GIVEN TO ROBERTS' APPOINTMENT, I FELT YOU WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THIS BY TELEGRAM.
3. PARAGRAPH 2 OF STUART'S LETTER OF 3 DECEILER PROPOSED THAT JUSTICE BLAIR-KERR SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ACT AS CJ FROM SIR TVO'S DEPARTURE IN HAY UNTIL HIS OWN RETIREMENT IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR. I WOULD FIND THIS VERY HARD TO ACCEPT. THIS WOULD COURT A PERIOD OF MARKING TIME JUST WHEN WE WISH TO KEY THE JUDICIARY UP TO PLAY THEIR PART IN AN ALL-OUT EFFORT TO REVERSE THE RISING TREND IN VIOLENT CRIME WHICH SHOULD START ABOUT MAY. THE PUBLIC ARE THOROUGHLY DISTURBED ABOUT THIS TREND AND THEY WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONSIDERATIONS IN STUART'S PARAGRAPH 2 THAT PROMPTED THIS ACCOMMODATION FOR BLAIR-KERR MUCH AS HE IS NO DOUBT RESPECTED AND WOULD DEMAND A SUBSTANTIVE APPOINTMENT. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE RIGHT WAY TO DO SOMETHING FOR HID WOULD RATHER DE IN THE BIRTHDAY OR NEW YEAR HONOURS LISTS.
MACLENOSE
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