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ROBERT MARK. HE WOULD BE MOST USEFUL, NOT ONLY IN ADVISING US ON THE METHOD OF RECRUITMENT, LIKELY CANDIDATES, ETC, BUT ALSO POSSIBLY AS A MEMBER OF THE RECRUITMENT BOARD. HOWEVER, PLAINLY

TO SET UP A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE OF THIS NATURE WOULD TAKE A

FEW WEEKS AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CO-OPERATION OF THE HOME

OFFICE AND SIR ROBERT MARK (PARA 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 194 DATED

18 OCTOBER REFERS) I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SOUND

THEM OUT ON MY PROPOSAL AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP WITH

RECRUITMENT AS I HAVE INDICATED.

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5. SUBJECT TO A FAVOURABLE REACTION, I WOULD PROPOSE WITHIN THE

NEXT WEEK OR SO TO FORWARD TO THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER JOB SPECIFICATION, ETC, SO THAT HE CAN ARRANGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TO PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE POLICE

REVIEW WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED WOULD PROBABLY ACHIEVE THE WIDEST PROMULGATION AMONGST POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. ONCE THE REACTION TO

THE ADVERTISEMENT IS KNOWN I WOULD PROPOSE TO SEND A MEMBER OF

THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED

IN OUR RECRUITMENT PROGRAMME HERE TO LONDON TO MAKE THE

NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERVIEWS. WHEN THESE HAVE BEEN

ORGANISED I WOULD COME TO LONDON MYSELF TO CHAIR A RECRUITMENT

BOARD.

6. I CANNOT OVER-STRESS THE URGENCY OF THIS EXERCISE. THE

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE PRESENT HAS A CONSIDERABLE CASE

LOAD AND THIS IS BUILDING UP. WITH THE PRESENT STAFF I AM HAVING

TO OPERATE ON A VERY LIMITED PRIORITY FRONT. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR

ME TO GET THE NEW RECRUITS FROM THE U.K. INTO POSITION AS

SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE.

F C O PLEASE PASS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

MACLEHOSE

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HKICD

MR YOUDE

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

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