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YOUR TELNO 2314: IRAQ/KUWAIT: NOTIFICATION OF LOSS AND DAMAGE
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1 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE IN TUR. WE INTEND TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION IN HONG KONG TO PUBLICISE THE NOTIFICATION EXERCISE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CLARIFY WHETHER THE EXERCISE SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS''.
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2. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE SHALL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRESS NOTICE ADAPTED FROM THE UK VERSION :
NOTIFICATION OF LOSS AND DAMAGE SUFFERED BY BRITISH NATIONALS CAND HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS) AND COMPANIES IN KUWAIT AND IRAQ.
BRITISH NATIONALS AND CHONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS) AND THEIR COMPANIES WHOSE PROPERTY IN KUWAIT AND IRAQ HAVE BEEN LOST, DAMAGED, OR DESTROYED, OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED PERSONAL INJURY, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ILLEGAL INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT, ARE INVITED TO NOTIFY THEIR LOSSES TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, SO THAT A LIST CAN BE OPENED. (THIS WILL NOT CONSTITUTE SUBMISSION OF A CLAIM). FORMS OF NOTIFICATION ARE AVAILABLE FROM: CA HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT). COMPLETED FORMS CAN BE SENT TO THE SAME ADDRESS. THE INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE NATIONALITY TREATY AND CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A BACKGROUND BRIEF AND PRESS LINE ON THE SUBJECT TO HAND FOLLOW-UP PRESS ENQUIRIES IF REQUIRED. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME ORIGINAL APPLICATION FORMS FOR USE.
4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS, IF ANY, ON THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT.
WILSON
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