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MIPT: HMOCS: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR USE WITH THE CHINESE

BEGINS

1. I have been instructed by London to brief you on some

aspects of the terms of appointment of those expatriates serving in the Hong Kong civil service who are members of Her Majesty's

Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS). HMG have an historical

obligation to members of HMOCS affected by a constitutional change, and it will be necessary for HMG to discuss this shortly with representatives of the officers concerned in Hong Kong. My

authorities wish the Chinese Government to be aware of the

background, so that there is no misunderstanding. I therefore wish to give you in confidence the following information for

your reference.

2.

Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service was established in 1954

to replace the separate branches (colonial administrative

service, colonial police service, etc) of HM Colonial Service.

The British colonial service itself dates from the middle of the

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