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From: A P Stringer TD
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
A
Director of MOD Security
Room 4117
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Main Building, Whitehall, London SWiA 2HB
Telephone (Direct Dialling) 071-21-8 0991
(Switchboard) 071-21-89000
Our ref: D/MOD Sy 14/6/7
Miss Bridget Paris
(101/93)
Hong Kong Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office London
THIS IS A COP
THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958
5 February 1993
Dear Win Pais,
HMOCS: HOME CIVIL SERVICE: SECURITY VETTING AND RESIDENCE
You wrote to me on 9 November last about this vexed question and I regret it has taken me so long to reply, in part due to our change of location. My Deputy, Tony Hardwell, has spoken to you about this matter and I understand that you are endeavouring to identify the person in MOD with whom Peter Ricketts corresponded last year. We have been unable to identify the source of the advice which you say was given by MOD i.e. that members/dependents of members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) are eligible for a waiver of the 5 year residence rule for employment in vettable posts on the grounds that they are "resident outside the UK because of his or her parent's UK Government Service". There may be some confusion with the Nationality Rules, which is a separate matter.
My understanding is that consideration should be given to a waiver of the rule in circumstances where the Crown Servant is not permanently resident in the overseas country and/or satisfactory security liaison with that country exists and appropriate criminal and security records may be accessed by our security liaison officer. The position in Hong Kong is complicated by the fact that members of the RHKPF, although they may be deemed to be "Crown Servants", are not necessarily UK based, nor necessarily of UK origin and are most likely to be permanently domiciled in the colony. that we will be able to rely on the even in the event that some form established.
After 1997 it is unlikely validity of record checks
of security liaison
is
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CONFIDENT
CONFIRENTIAL
Ramuniad Paesne
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