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Mr Rushford (Legal Adviser)

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Reference

HKK 14/17

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COMMITTICH IT IN NG KOPT:

e should be grateful for your urgent advice

on the Governor's Telegram No 1181 attached, in

which he seeks our arreement, by 18 October, if

necessary to the use of Colonial Regul. tion No

55 (the queen's Pleasure Provision) to retire

without retirement ben fits.

You will rese ber that the use of Colonial

Regulations Nos. 59 and 55 to retire officers in

the public interest was discussed at a meeting

with the Governor on 13 September and was

subsequently discu sed in exchanges of telegrams,

resting with FCO Telegram No 1000 of 8 October,

and Hong Kong Telegram o 1180 of 15 October.

(I am afraid the files are in action with ir

Stuart so I am unable to send you the papers).

I should be grateful if Ar kahro d, in

particular could com.ent on the point about an

action for unlawful dis issal raised in mare. 4

of the Governor's telegram.

I should also be grateful if r Hall could

advise on the correct procedure for the use of

the queen's Fleasure Frovision.

16 October 1973

P.M. Kelly

P. . Kelly (Kiss)

Hong Kong Indian Ocean

Dept.

K 245 Tel: A 632

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