TNAG-0697-FCO40-847-Pension-scheme-for-governors-1978 — Page 164

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DL Benest, FCO

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PD 231 213/1

20 December 1977

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er.loon Department wrote to you on 21 fovelber gloạt thủ ruscynition or promotion in absentia for the purpose. cf bi overnor:

ensión Onulo.

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that I fully endorse penst's line of reasoning timt in tha Governor serving on :cond.ent from the 3. but who retires at the s of hip governorship without returning to ths, then that Governor could well Pina Minaçar in a disasvantageous position if promotion in brentig is not recognisel roz pension purposes.

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5. 19 No. surd that I would entirely agree hoever with Benest's viów uất thờ tica is "a much wider che" A A officer on secondment to do vernorship cou normally expect to return to service before final retirement and it be mud coep'promet d in absentia luring his tera as Covernor he wouls then retun & port ap;ropriate to his new grade following his retirement as Governor.

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In such circumstances, under the terms of the draft Ca in the Governor we over the age of 50 at the end of his Governorsuip and met the period of service qualifications he could either:-

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1) opt for a Governor's pension based on final salary and lenth of

service as Governor (such pension being subject to abatement during his subsequent period of re-employment in the DN) and on ultimate retirement from the 20 he would be eligible for an aggregatej PCS X a.gra based- og final salary in the 20 for the whole of his service, or (2) he may under suction 2.12 of the draft Gr.. elect that instead cứ huing. granted a pension under the GIS the PODPS shall apply to him as if his Service as Covernor had been garso in the 24. an tik & event og final retirement his pension would be Lased on to tel 50 Governorship service ami :n final salary in the "ub.

However in the particular case cf vir Murray Raclehose we have come up against an onomalous kituation. 1 understand Gir urray was appointee on secontment to the 'Covernorship of long tong at the age of 54. Hormally, as I said erlier, an orice

• in his position could have expected to return to the 10 before final retirement but in his case special considerations have led to his term of Governorshig being cxtended anu îl i: now cluar that no will retire from the Governorship of Long long without returning to the w. Unless the point on promotion in ebsentis is conceded

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