Wt. 29446/552 9/46 50m. S. & S. Ltd.
C. O.
Mr. Palmer
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as
54126/6/47.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr...
DRAFT. ENCLOSURE
— TO LETTER TO
TREASURY.
GOVERNOR
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
For Treasury approval before issue.
CONFIDENTIAL.
HONG KONG.
Sir,
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I have the honour to refer to paragraph 11 of
51/54126/1/467 your despatch No.164 of 4th November 1946 and to
38/54126/1/467 paragraphs 16 to 18 of your despatch No.48 of 24th
July 1946 in which you raise the question ofthe-
makang
FURTHER ACTION.
possibility of H.M. G. being prepared to agree to agrant to Hong Kong to assist the Colony in
meeting the expenses of rehabilitation which have
in new
arisen as a result of the Japanese occupation of ·
the amis laimer Lion by the Colony, on the same lines as H.M. G. hao assisted
Ko the Government of Malta.
Award
De 11
Copeland doubtless be
appreciated that H.M. G. has already made advances in
to the
respect of Hong Kong Government expenditure
amounting in all to £3,250,000 up to 31st March 1947. B micicacère
in the Correspondence
In accordance with the teme of the rodence gehia
hacie
36/54126/1/467 correspondence enclosed in my savingram No.107 of
31st July 1946, these advances have been treated as
loans although no terms of interest have yet been
agreed upon and the terms of repayment have so far
been confined to the amounts received from the sale
of supplies purchased with the assistance of the
Copy for
(1) 55358/46 (Assce
to F.E. Cols) (ii) 36550/19/47
(iii
Cost of H.K. olunteers) 5081/18/46(War Jamage Compn. finances) 55077/2/47 (Macao)
advances (see paragraph 4 of Treasury letter of 22nd
November 1945 referred to in paragraph 2 of the
telegram from the Commander in Chief C.A. 2210 of
/22nd
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