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and & Hennessey, or simply this promotion. If the former, then swely we should not be telling even the Secretary of State, much less the Ponne Minister, that they are the candidates selected for the Governorships of the Falkland Islands and Belize. If the latter, on the other hand, then the proceedings of the No.1 Board cre irrelevant to the process of appointing the Governors. In the event of the Board's deciding not to approve the promotion of one or both of them, he / they would simply to his / the's new jobs (s) as (a) Grade 4 officer(s). suggest therefore that we should either hold up the as for as these two appointments are concerned) with the No.: Board has met, or go ahead

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W. E. Chantill

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I discussed with A Beamish (who in ton consulted At Alexander). Although the promotions are a pure formality (the fo! Board is chaired by the PUS, who is scarcely likely, To contradict his own decisions as DTSAB (harmen), they would prefer that it if we did not take action on is Hunt's and Wo Hennessey's appointments until the Hol Board have put their chop on them. In this case, I suggest that we should suspend action on the whole exercise, rather than deal with the appointments precement.

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