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Mr... Wallace
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Mr..
Parly. U.S. of S.
Mr..
Sir
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference.......
Date..
DRAFT BRIEF FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
HONG KONG GARRISON
FURTHER ACTION
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(P8493) 45337/7500 2MP 10/57 AT&S. 769.
We see no objection to the terms of the paper
D. (58)30 which reproduces the essentials of the note
which the Secretary of State sent to the Chancellor (copy below)
selves the size
Since that note was sent
arrangements have been made for one of the units to
arrive in Hong Kong on October 8th, and for the
second unit to arrive on December 16th. That agreement
has been reached on this question has been due very
largely to the accommodating attitude of the Hong Kong
Government, which has made all the concessions.
2. The position that we are in now is that the
outstanding question is that of compensation for War
Department and Admiralty lands in Hong Kong. It would
be as well if the Secretary of State reminded the
Committee that he will wish to support the Governor's
views on the proper basis for assessing compensation.
This is at variance with the views of Service Departments,
who base their claims for compensation on the market value
of the land, irrespective of the circumstances in which
closely watched
such land came into their hands. They are answbrable
by
in matters of this king the Public Accounts Committee.
3. The Hong Kong attitude to the question of
compensation is that the Services peagotz properly claim
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