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400/1

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

TORTOLA,

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

N Clarke

429/8

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W E Quantrill Esq

Hong Kong and General Department

FCO

Jean Quantrile

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DORMANT COMMISSIONS

16 August 1978

See 32

1. Thank you for your letter HKG 400/1 of 1 August.

2. I suggest that the designation of the Attorney- General should be limited to the substantive holder of the post. The main reason for suggesting this is that, normally, the Legal Assistant in the Attorney-General's Chambers would act as Attorney-General as and when required. The post of Legal Assistant is not only way down the hierarchy but could well be filled by a very young officer. It would therefore be inappropriate

for him to act as Governor.

3. There is also the point that it is difficult to imagine a set of circumstances in which all three persons, Governor, Deputy Governor and Attorney-General, were unavailable. But in the unlikely event of this happening, then the next in line of succession would be the Financial Secretary and a separate designation would be required.

HKG.400/1

*** NO.

3 1 AUG 1978

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h.h. Wallace

51

W W Wallace

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