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the service of Nigeria who accepted an obligation to give at least twelve months' notice of their retirement were given the right to receive interest-free advances of 90 per cent. of the compensation entitlement and other benefits enhancing the amount of compensation. The United Kingdom Government made a substantial contribution to the cost.
Also in 1956, membership of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service, limited in 1954 to members of the Unified Services and other officers for whose recruitment the Secretary of State was responsible, was extended to expatriate officers recruited through the Crown Agents or for a post for which the normal channel of recruitment is either the Colonial Office or the Crown Agents." 64
Changes after 1956
In 1960 there was a further important change of policy. The full Government statement of the whole situation explained that the previous arrangements did not offer sufficient inducement to officers to continue to serve or sufficient assistance to the territories; that the proposal constituting an overseas service directly employed by the United Kingdom Government was impracticable, as it had not proved possible to offer alternative employment to many of the officers who had recently returned from service in territories becoming self- governing; and that, though many officers serving overseas would no doubt complete their full careers, that could not be guaranteed. The United Kingdom Government announced that they were therefore prepared to offer a substantial contribution to make overseas service sufficiently attractive to retain officers so long as the governments they serve require their services. For this purpose they were ready to enter into agreements with employing governments under which the United Kingdom would bear responsibility for the whole, or half, of specified elements in emoluments and pensions-broadly, the additional cost to the local government of employing expatriate officers-and half the compensation payable under future schemes to officers prematurely retired. The scheme would not (for stated reasons) extend to certain dependent territories. The intention was that the initial duration of the agreements made with employing governments should be for a period of up to ten years, but their renewal would be a matter for negotiation in the light of circumstances at the end of that period.
At the same time, the United Kingdom Government explained certain broad principles which, in their opinion, should be applied
"Cf. Regulations in Colonial No. 306 and Colonial Office print Miscellaneous
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