TNAG-0694-FCO40-844-Inspection-of-Hong-Kong-Department-1977 — Page 83

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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR GIBRALTAR TELO PERSONAL 52 OF 8 MARCH

CORRESPONDENCE ENDING WITH YOUR TELEGRAM PERSONAL NO 79 OF 19 JUNE

FUTURE OF GIBRALTAR INTERNAL SECTION

1. IN VIEW OF DEFERMENT OF DISCUSSION OF PROPLEM OF DOCKYARD (MY TELEGRAM PERSONAL NO 49) VE NOW ROPE TO PE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH REORGANISATION HERE TO IMPLEMENT THE INSPECTOR'S PLAN THAT

GIBRALTAR WORK SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATED IN SED AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMIPISTRATION OF AID SHOULD PASS TO THE ODA, WITH CONTINUING POLITICAL GUIDANCE FROM SED.

2. WE SHALL NEED TO OPTAIN MINISTERS' APPROVAL AS TO THE THING

OF THE REORGANISATION. THIS PATTER HAS HOWEVER NOW BECOME PRESSING

IN THAT A VERY EARLY TRANSFER OF AID WORK TO THE OD HAS BEEN

PROPOSED IN CONNECTION WITH FURTHER ECONOMIC STUDIES ON A

CONFIDENTIAL PASIS OF POSSIBLE MEASURES TO OFF-SET THE ECONOMIC

CONSEQUENCES 19 GITRALTAR OF CLOSURE OF THE DOCKYARD. THESE STUDIES

WOULD BE MANAGED BY THE ODI IN CONSULTATION WITH FCO AND OTHER

INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS.

3. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD NOW BROACH

THE SUBJECT OF REORGANISATION HERE WITH HASSAN INFORMALLY

AND IN CONFIDENCE. NO REFERENCE SHOULD TE MADE TO THE DOCKYARD

AT THIS STAGE. YOU SHOULD DRAW ON PARAGRAPH 2 OF LEWIS' LETTER OF

11 JUNE 1976 AND EMPHASISE AS NECESSARY THAT THE CHANGES ARE PART

OF A NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANISATION AFFECTING THE WHOLE

OF GIBRALTAR AND GENERAL DEPART EST AND HAVE NO POLITICAL

CONNOTATION. PROVIDED HASSAN'S REACTIONS ARE HOT HARKEDLY UNFAVOUR-

ABLE WE EXPECT THAT LISTENS VILL WISH THE REORCARISATION TO E

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PUT IN HAND AT A VERY EARLY DATE.

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