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DSR 11 (Revised)

SUBMISSION

DRAFT:ute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

FROM: R D Clift

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

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DEPARTMENT:

HKGD

TEL. NO:

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TO:

Mr Harding

Top Secret

Chief Clerk PS/PUS

Secret

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

Mr. Adams

Own Hed? M. Russell C.1.

Your Reference

Copies to:

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PPD

Mr Walker, PSD

Mr Hope, WIAD My Holloway,

Inspectorate

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..In Confidence

Mr. 247 Morrice

Irealise that this is in the melting pot again but you may care to have my comments (in ink) on the original draft.

SUBJECT: GOVERNORS' TERMS OF SERVICE

Problem

1. To seek financial authority for two measures, namely to

responsibility allowances to Governors of Grade 4

to awa'’lyhem

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or equivalent and annual leave.Jdesigned to improve the terms

of service of Governors in the Caribbean and St Helena.

Recommendation

2.

I recommend that approval be given.

Background

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3. An Inspection team recently visited the Caribbean depend- encies; Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The

I shall be on tour when you produce the next draft. The Chief

the submission copied Inspectors were asked to comment, inter alia: Inspector would like to him so that he can

comment of necessary.

Ra.

(a) on the grading of the posts (all at DS4 or equivalent);

and

Pastello (b) on the general conditions of life at the post. фильмом

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4. On (a), the Inspectors concluded that the duties of the Governors they had inspected were greater than those of com- parable officers in a diplomatic post*

being the Governors je Much tote tiet to Thein Temitories, could a wholly responsible for the good government, of the territory of their territory.

A meeting,

that

attended by representatives of PSD, WIAD, the Inspectorate and this department, discussed this and concluded the posts STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

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