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CONFIDENTIAL STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

CONFIDENTIAL

STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 871

OF 280023Z MAY 92

044065 MDHOAN 5011

Hig 010/3

PERSONAL FOR PS/GH

FROM PS/MR PATTEN

YOUR TELNOS 1395 AND 1430: GOVERNOR DESIGNATE: SUPPORT STAFF.

1. ON YOUR TELNO 1430: MANY THANKS. MR PATTEN IS CONTENT TO BE GUIDED BY YOU ON WHAT IS THE MOST PAINLESS WAY OF APPOINTING MESSRS DINHAM AND LLEWELLYN, BUT THERE IS A SNAG. ODA CONFIRM THAT DINHAM WOULD INDEED BE ON SECONDMENT. BUT LLEWELLYN CANNOT/CANNOT BE REGARDED AS ON SECONDMENT FROM CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE (IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE TRUE). WOULD IT STILL BE USEFUL ONLY FOR DINHAM? AND IF SO, WHAT WOULD YOU THEN DO WITH LLEWELLYN?

2. ON YOUR PARA 5 IT IS HARD FOR US TO JUDGE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ''REMOVING THEM FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND CREATING A SPECIAL GRADE FOR THEM''. WHAT WOULD THE PROS AND CONS BE? (GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE IN SLOWER TIME).

3. ON LENGTH OF APPOINTMENTS (YR PARA 6) YOU COULD SAY SOMETHING ON THE LINES: INITIALLY THEY WOULD BE APPOINTED FOR THE NORMAL SHORT CONTRACT TERM OF TWO AND A HALF YEARS''.

4. ANDREW BURNS IS REPLYING SEPARATELY TO YOUR TELNO 1427 ON TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

5. ON YOUR TELNO 1395: YOUR PARA 2. OF COURSE YOU MUST CONSULT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PSC. YOU COULD USE THE FOLLOWING AS A CV FOR EDWARD LLEWELLYN:

''EDWARD LLEWELLYN, 26, WAS EDUCATED AT ETON AND NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. HE JOINED THE CONSERVATIVE RESEARCH DEPT IN JULY 1988 AS DESK OFFICER FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, BECOMING HEAD OF THE FORIEGN AFFAIRS SECTION IN SEPTEMBER 1989. DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN HE ACCOMPANIED THE PRIME MINISTER, BRIEFING HIM DAILY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL'

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