Claims Department
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Charles House 5-11 Lower Regent Street SW1Y 4LU
I C Orr Esq
Telephone 214-6732
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36111
RECEIVED IN REGAIRY NO. 51 2,7 NOV 1980
Assistant Political Adviser
Government Secrétariat
Lower Albert Road HONG KONG KONG
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REGISTRY Action Taken
Date
26 November 1980
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Dear Orr.
REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA
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I write, as promised in Chris Whomersley's letter of 31 October, about the administrative arrangements for the registration by the Foreign Compensation Commission of corbair claims against China.
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The Order was duly laid before Parliament on
19 November and has now been published by HMSO. Six copi of it are enclosed. Also enclosed are copies of a question and answer brief which we have produced for our News Depot furoat and which you may find useful.
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As you will see, the Order is due to come into operation on 5 January. It is, however, subject to and» in pursuance of a resolution made by either House within a days of being laid. Providing that no such resolution in made it will be advertised as a public notice in the UE n and regional press on 4 and 5 January, or as soon as por i thereafter. We are arranging for only one insertion in paper. It will also be advertised by means of an Office ci addressed to all overseas posts.
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As soon as we have an agreed form of wording press notice (which will probably be about 150 words) J send you copies so that arrangements may be made to placr local versions in Hong Kong newspapers on or after 4 Jammer
I enclose two copies each of what we hope arc final drafts of the Foreign Compensation Commission's opple forms and notices. They comprise:
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Explanatory notes for completing the registration for (ii) Notice about nationality
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Notice about time limits and other aspects of the registration
Application form Part I
Application form Part II
(vi) Appendix A to Part II (vii) Appendix B to Part II
viii) Appendix C to Part II ix) Appendix D to Part II (x)
Appendix E to Part II
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