The Commissioner was obviously pleased with how the formalities had gone. He smiled broadly at Bond. ‘There’s just one more thing,’ He added as he handed Bond a sealed packet, another similar one to Felix and a third to Colonel Bannister. ‘I present now to Commander James Bond of Great Britain, Mr. Felix Leiter of the United States and, in his absence, Mr. Nicholas Nicholson of the United States, the award of the Jamaican Police Medal for gallant and meritorious service to the independent State of Jamaica.’