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to consider H.M. G. accepting any liabilities
under this head. I have not looked into the
other points referred to in that savingram
but insofar as they refer to the need for a
close working arrangement between the local
War Office Claims Commission and the Hong
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Kong Government in-matters-in which assessment
of claims has to be effected in accordance with
Hong Kong Government legislation, and in
matters which the Hong Kong Government
requisitioned property on behalf of the War
Office, I am in complete agreement with you
that, if the claimant is to be dealt with fairly and expeditiously and there is to be uniform
practice in dealing with claims against the
Hong Kong Government and against the U.K.
Services, that close co-operation between the
two authorities is essential. We had expected
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that the matter would be disposed of by para. 3
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of the enclosures to a War Office letter No.16/
JABD/2776(1 of L) of 30.9.47 referred to in
our telegram No. 330 of 10.3.48. These are should, I feel,
largely matters which can be best worked out a
with the officers concerned in Hong Kong, but
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I am sorry for this lengthy letter
and I should be grateful for any comments you
may have to make on them, but I thought that it
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might be helpful to you if the position of H.M.G. in this matter was made quite clear. In some ways this can be done somewhat more effectively
in a semi-official letter than in official
correspondence.
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