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"denial" claims whether there was prior requisitioning
or not is primarily one for the Hong Kong Government to
decide. I fear, however, that I cannot accept the
wording in your telegram "and since the Service
Departments were concerned negotiations are
proceeding with those Departments with a view to
their meeting those claims",
meetingke
far beyond
the terms.
is
That phrase goes
paragraphs 3 and
of my
dealing with (i);
telegram No.533 and I must ask that in your reply
to the questions in the Legislative Douner (you should
Chose paragraphs.
adhere to the terms of t
7. I am glad to know that you now hope that the
as a whole
settlement/may be welcomed by unofficial members and
t/may
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I trust that this position will still be maintained in
spite of any change in your proposed replies as a result
of the comments in this telegram. It is clear from
the figures of revenue surplus giv en in your telegram that the Colony should with the assistance already
given by H.M.G. find no insuperable difficulty
is presenting this in meeting its various liabilities and Lovat again
eriterment & amoffical ments I must stoom ack you again stress that this fortunate position would by no
STRESS
listress to them
the vast expenditure
and losses borne by the U.K. Government to which reference
was made in paragraph 6 of my telegram No.533.
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