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when he can be persuaded to write but he is too

often unwilling to share his problems with us and

only tells us of them when they are over and

perhaps past proper handling. He did not handle

well the Civil Service salaries dispute last

autumn nor the appointment of Nominated Members

to the Legislative Council after the General Election

in November mainly, I think, from lack of technical

know-how and gumption. He has been understandably

hurt and bewildered by the venom shown by the two

deputations (one of which I witnessed in January)

by the family of the man murdered by Greenaway.

needs a break badly and should be recalled for con-

sultations in April.

He

Mr Wyn Jones does not want an extension of his tour

which is due to finish about next January. However,

he is not so unhappy as to wish his appointment

foreshortened.

His wife Ruth is a sensible, very

likable, low-key Welsh lass who gives him splendid

support, much of it with her sleeves rolled up in a

Victorian kitchen."

"Mr Strong I had a brief word in Bridgetown in January

about Mr Strong's future and the offer (made against

my advice by POD) that if he found Grand Turk irksome

he could expect to move to the Cayman Islands when

Mr Russell left. Mr Strong had two comments:

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