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Mr Hunter, PSD

MR J C STRONG,

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RESTRICTED

Me: Goding

Now to hand

MR. Strong is certainly

all the support

getting all the

for his

his Conditions of

I do not think this

Sevice should weigh in we should have

i on

a copy IX

he

GOVERNOR OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS MR. Stray's Of

minute to

Mr Holmes's minute to you of today's date about annual leave for Mr Strong.

2. My point is really that if I, in common with most people in West Africa, could have annual leave in Kinshasa where, apart from evacuation planning for the local British community, I had no administrative responsibilities, how much more in a fairly similar climate should Mr Strong, who is actually responsible for governing something, very often with the obstruction rather than the help of local Ministers. Experience has shown that 12 months of these isolated and desperate islands is more than enough if bad decisions are not to be reached because of impaired judgement.

HKP/4430/2

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HKPF

PF/STRONG/I.C.

15 TT 979

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DX12

R J Stratton

13 February 1979

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cc:

Mr Holmes, WIAD Mr Quantrill, HK&GD

Mr Dale

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