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Appointment of bacteriologist: telegram reads 'appoint Rose acceptable in the absence...

Catalogue reference: CO 111/596/49

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This record is about the Appointment of bacteriologist: telegram reads 'appoint Rose acceptable in the absence... dating from 1914 Sep 24 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: British Guiana, formerly Berbice, Demerara, and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 111/596/49
Date
1914 Sep 24
Description

Appointment of bacteriologist: telegram reads 'appoint Rose acceptable in the absence of other well qualified applicant. A Colonial Office official notes brief details of F G Rose's qualifications and experience, describes him as 'half coloured, built on a large scale', and states that he impressed the Patronage Committee as 'suitable in the higher grade'. Unnumbered telegram, folios 319-324

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
36686/1914
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Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9219207/

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