In any further communication on this subject, please quote
No. K 7717/6623/245.
and address-
not to any person by name but to--
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1.
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Foreign Office.
S.W.1.
15th February, 1943.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Eden to refer to Colonial Office letter (54058/4) of 2nd October, 1942 about the expenditure
incurred by His Majesty's Consul- General at Manila in connexion with the evacuation of civilians from Hong Kong and to enquire whether a decision has yet been reached on this question.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
A strmem
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.