§ 1. The following are the particulars of the unsuccessful candidates covering the same period and arranged in the same categories as the successful candidates above.
| Section I.—Service | … | … | 532 |
| non-Service | … | … | 147 |
| Section II.—Service | … | … | 698 |
| non-Service | … | … | 119 |
| Total | … | … | 1,496 |
§ 2. A complete analysis according to education of unsuccessful candidates is not available.
§ C.—A further 35 candidates who were over the age limit for the Reconstruction Competitions were admitted to the Foreign Service as direct entrants under the scheme outlined in the White Paper on Recruitment to the Civil Service (Command 6567 of November, 1944). Of these candidates 18 (7 Service and 11 non-Service) were between the ages of 30 and 35 on 2nd August, 1945, and 17 (1 Service and 16 non-Service) were over 35 on the same date.