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Registry

No.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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STAFF-IN-CONFIDENCE

DRAFT

DESPATCH

To:-

Top Secret.

Secret. STAFF-IN

Governor and Commander-in-Chief

Marshal of the Royal Air Porce

Confidente

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

.....................................In Confidence

General Sir William Jackson, GBE. KCB,

Gibraltar

Type 1 +

From

DSR11

(w/ 23

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

MC

Mr Keith

(SED)

Mr RushfoSHFOR

Mr Clarke

(First)

N. Farrell 1818178

Sir,

Pursuant to the provisions of section 22 (1)

of the Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 Her Majesty

The Queen is pleased to designate the person holding

1 the office of Deputy Governor, or (if the office of

Deputy Governor is vacant or the person holding that

office is absent from Gibraltar or is for any other

reason unable to perform the functions of the office)

the person for the time being performing the functions

of the office of Deputy Governor to assume and perform

during Her Majesty's pleasure the functions of the

office of Governor if at any time the office of Governor

is vacant or the holder of the office of Governor is

absent from Gibraltar or is for any other reason unable

to perform the functions of the office of Governor.

1

This despatch replaces Sir Alec Douglas Home's

despatch (HX 1/6) dated 10 January 1974.

I am

Sir

Your obedient Servant

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