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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 533 OF 14 MAY INFO HONG KONG
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2. COMMANDER ANNING FROM SCOTLAND YARD, WHO AS YOU KNOW, RECENTLY SPENT THREE WEEKS WITH US, STRESSED IN HIS REPORT THE NEED FOR STRENGTHENING THE INVESTIGATORY EXPERTISE AND CAPACITY OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMISSION, OUR RECENT RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN FAILED TO ATTRACT AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF SUITABLY EXPERIENCED SENIOR INVESTIGATION OFFICERS. IT IS CLEARLY NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE TO SATISFY OUR NEEDS FROM LOCAL RESOURCES. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR HAS THEREFORE AGREED TO MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE RECRUIT FROM THE U.K. UP TO SEVENTEEN (17) POLICE OFFICERS VERY EXPERIENCED IN EVERY ASPECT OF INVESTIGATORY WORK.
3. THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR 2 OR 3 GRADE 1 OFFICERS AND ABOUT 15 GRADE 2 OFFICERS. THE SALARY SCALE FOR GRADE 1 OFFICERS RISES
FROM APPROXIMATELY £6,400 TO £7,000 PER ANNUM AND FOR GRADE 1 [SIC] OFFICERS, ON A SLIDING SCALE, FROM APPROXIMATELY £4,500 TO JUST OVER £6,000 PER ANNUM. FOR YOUR GUIDANCE THE EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF OFFICER IN THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AT GRADE 1 WOULD I UNDERSTAND BE OF THE RANK OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT AND AT GRADE 2 FROM CHIEF INSPECTOR TO SUPERINTENDENT.
4. I AM ANXIOUS TO FILL THESE VACANCIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PROPOSE TO INITIATE,SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE H.K. COMMISSIONER; A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE THROUGH HIS OFFICE AND TO SEEK THE CO-OPERATION OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. IN THIS CONNECTION I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF COMMANDER ANNING, SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE HOME OFFICE AND SIR
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/ ROBERT
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