Overseas Service

Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 December 1957.

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Bill to authorise the Secretary of State to appoint officers available for civilian employment in public services overseas; to make provision as to superannuation in respect of officers so appointed, and to make further provision with respect to the overseas service of police officers; and for purposes connected with the matter aforesaid, presented by Mr. Lennox-Boyd; supported by Mr. J. Enoch Powell, Mr. Alport, and Mr. Profumo; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next and to be printed. [Bill 44.]

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