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FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

YOUR TELNO 18: LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM JUSTICE

JACKSON-LIPKIN

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IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR RESERVATIONS IN TUR WE SUBMITTED A

REVISED DRAFT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO HAS NOW WRITTEN TO

JACKSON-LIPKIN AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINS.

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MANY THANKS FOR YOUR LETTER OF 13 DECEMBER. IT WAS GOOD

TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I HOPE THAT YOU HAD AN ENJOYABLE CHRISTMAS

BREAK.

I HAVE CERTAINLY TAKEN IN WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT OVERSEAS

RECRUITMENT. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE RIGHT FOR ME TO

ENTER INTO A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT YOU

MAY LIKE TO KNOW THAT THERE IS IN FACT NO BAN ON OVERSEAS

RECRUITMENT EITHER FOR THE JUDICIARY OR THE CIVIL SERVICE.

OVERSEAS OFFICERS ARE CONTINUING TO BE RECRUITED TO FILL POSTS

FOR WHICH NO SUITABLE QUALIFIED LOCAL CANDIDATES CAN BE FOUND SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPOINTMENT OF J B MORTIMER TO THE BENCH AS

RECENTLY AS SEPTEMBER.

ENDS.

HOWE

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