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DEPENDENT TERRITORIES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS BOARD:

HM GOVERNOR - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

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1. At their meeting on 17/November the Dependent Territories Senior Appointments Board were unable to

recommend to the Secretary of State that either of the two candidates put forward possessed the necessary qualities to succeed Mr AC Watson as Governor of the

Turks and Caicos Islands. It therefore advised that a

further search be made for a more suitable candidate.

2.

Mr John Clifford/Strong, whose name had been put ******* before the Board as a suitable candidate for

HM Commissioner, Anguilla, but should who was not available in time to take up this appointment, is also considered

eminently suitable for this difficult post. He is presently serving as Counsellor and Head of Chancery

in Dar es Salaam and could be made available in time

to take over from/ Mr Watson.

3. In the Brief on the Governor, Cayman Islands, sent to you before the last meeting of the Dependent Territories Senior Appointments Board, in addition to recommending the extension of the present Governor's (Mr T Russell) term of office it was mentioned that Mr Strong would be a particularly suitable person to succeed Mr Russell.

It was felt that by that time he would have a suitable knowledge of the Caribbean area.

4. It is therefore proposed, unless members of the Board see any objection, to submit a recommendation to the Secretary of State that Mr Strong's name should go forward to The Queen for appointment as HM Governor, Turks and Caicos Islands. Furthermore members of the Board should

note him as a likely successor to Mr Russell at the end

she of his tour tha timing he nicht. If and when this

happens it will be submitted as a concrete proposal

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