TNAG-0833-FCO40-1041-Colonial-Regulations-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1979 — Page 9

MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE

WE Quantrill Esq

Hong Kong & General Department Foreign & Commonwealth Office London

Dear Bin

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

GIBRALTAR,

Reply of

3 September 1979

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COLONIAL REGULATIONS

1.

We had to take action a few weeks ago to require a Customs Officer to retire "in the public interest" under Colonial Regulation 58, following a conviction for being found in possession of goods on which no duty had been paid.

2.

In contesting this decision, which may yet, I suppose, become the subject of a petition to the Secretary of State, his union (ACTSS) have raised the claim that they do not recognise that Colonial Regulations apply to their members. In this they are clearly wrong, so far as any grades specified in Colonial Regulations are concerned; and the Regulations unques- tionably apply to this man, who is a PTO IV. However, it is in part, at least, the title "Colonial" that irks the union; and both the Governor and the Chief Minister have commented that they would see advantage in changing the title to something less imperial.

3.

I believe that you have in hand at present a revision of Colonial Regulations. In the course of this we should be grateful if you will consider whether the title might not be changed to something like "Regulations for the Administration and the Public Service in Dependent Territories".

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No Dis/ my I ANAGEME

EMEN

Yours ever

Robin

RJ O'Neill

MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE