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NEW GOVERNOR:

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Grateful for your views.

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WE HAVE RECEIVED THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ON THE SECONDMENT OF MR DINHAM AND THE APPOINTMENT OF MR LLEWELLYN.

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WHILE WE SHALL BE OFFERING APPOINTMENT TO MR LLEWELLYN DIRECT AS HE IS NOT A U.K. CIVIL SERVANT, IT IS FOR CONSIDERATION WHETHER THE OFFER LETTER TO MR DINHAM SHOULD BE ISSUED BY FCO, AS WITH PREVIOUS HOME CIVIL SERVICE/FCO SECONDEES. A DRAFT LETTER ALONG THE LINES USED IN PREVIOUS SUCH CASES FOLLOWS BY FAX. SOME OF THE TERMS, SUCH AS PENSION CONTRIBUTION, MAY NEED TO BE AGREED WITH ODA. IF HOWEVER, HAVING SEEN THE DRAFT AND DISCUSSED WITH ODA, YOU WOULD PREFER US TO ISSUE THE OFFER DIRECTLY OMITTING REFERENCES TO THE ODA, PLEASE ADVISE ACCORDINGLY.

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