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(c)

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Senior officers with policy

responsibilities other than (a)

above (D1, D2, SP, SSP, CIP, etc)

Officers in sensitive posts

(d)

(i) AOs

(ii) SB

(iii) Immigration

(iv)

Judiciary

(v)

Other departments (say)

(e)

(F)

Officers who exercise some authority flowing from the Crown (e.g. judges and magistrates, Immigration Department officers engaged in visa work, etc.) - numbers included in above categories

Officials and unofficials who have received nonours or awards except for long service (say)

Tired officers and unofficials under above categories (say)

Approx. no.

as of now

450

100

850

1,400

50

600

3,000

500

500

5,160

5.

The above figures do not include expatriates.

In addition to the above, there could be a significant number of other officers, at a more junior level, whose service to the Crown is such that in conditions of a serious crisis and rapid deterioration in relations there was a moral obligation to assist them to leave. In view of this and to provide some room for growth, omissions, etc. we have indicated an upper figure of 10,000, of

a If we assume which perhaps 1,000 might be unofficials.

factor of

4 to cover immediate family then we might have (say) 40,000 who might seek naturalisation.

Security Branch Government Secretariat

6 March 1981

CONFIDENTIAL

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