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TELEGRAM NUMBER 942 OF 10 NOVEMBER

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Mr. Burton

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YOUR TELNO 1277: BNA 198 REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 4(5)

GUIDANCE ON HANDLING APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION WILL BE

CONTAINED IN NEW DSP VOL 43 TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY.

2. THESE INSTRUCTIONS, AIMED PRIMARILY AT DS POSTS, GIVE

QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION, EXAMPLES OF SERVICE TO BE

CONSIDERED AND NEED FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE REFERRED TO GOVERNOR

OF RELEVANT DEPENDENCY FOR HIS CONSIDERATION. IN VIEW OF

INVOLVEMENT OF GOVERNORS, A CIRCULAR TO ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES GIVING GUIDELINES ON ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED WILL BE ISSUED. 3. MAIN POINTS WHICH WILL BE BROUGHT OUT ARE: THAT REGISTRATION

IS AT HOME SECRETARY'S DISCRETION, ALTHOUGH GOVERNOR'S

RECOMMENDATION WILL BE CONSIDERED: THAT APPLICANT MUST HAVE GIVEN

OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN A RESPONSIBLE POSITION AND THAT APPLICANT

HAS SOME CLOSE CONNECTION WITH UNITED KINGDOM. IT WILL ALSO

EMPHASISE THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THIS SECTION WILL BE

EXCEPTIONAL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A REWARD FOR LONG

SERVICE.

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