UN Palestine Commission – Service of British Officers – Circular from United Kingdom

6 April 1948

UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION

General Circular No. 9 learned by the

Chief Secretary’s Office, Jerusalem.

The following Circular and appendix “B” form have been received from the United Kingdom Delegation.

CHIEF SECRETARY’S OFFICE

JERUSALEM.

GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 9.

I am directed to refer to my General Circular No. 8 of the 2^nd March, 1948, regarding the request of the United Nations Palestine Commission that they ahead be informed which officers would be willing to remain in the service of a successor authority in Palestine. Unless replies have already been collected in some other form it would be convenient if they could be forwarded on the attached on he attached proform, (Appendix “A”). The address to which replies should be sent to “The United Nations Palestine Commission Secretariat, c/o General Post Office, Jerusalem”.

2. Where officers do not wish to main in the service of a successor authority they should be asked to state their reasons for the information of the High Commissioner, so use to enable him to decide whether the circumstances justify the officer’s refusal within the terms of paragraph 5 of Staff Circular No. 3 of 1948. A tabular statement of the reasons for officers refusals should be submitted on the attached pro-forma (Appendix “B”), addressed to the Civil Service Commissioner, c/o The Chief Secretary’s Office, Jerusalem.

(H. L. G. GURNEY)

CHIEF SECRETARY

Distribution: All Heads of Departments and District Commissioners.

(Appendix "B")

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER

The following persons do not wish to serve the Successor States

the City of Jerusalem or the Joint Economic Board for the reasons shown.