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I have also got some small suggested amendments to the first paragraphs of your draft.
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Paragraph 1. Insert after "30th May 1949" "together with a copy of the legal opinion to which reference is made in the despatch".
Paragraph 2. Sub-paragraph (i). Insert at the beginning "except where a case may be covered by War Risks Insurance". Omit from "no special preference" to "justified".
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Sub-paragraph (ii). Insert second sentence "These regulations were not intended to cover the risks of invasion (in this connection please see my despatch No. question of possible revision of the Defence Regulations); nevertheless it is possible that some of these risks were in fact covered. "
Sub-paragraph (iii). Insert at the beginning "The practical difficulty in proving such claims in court will be considerable and may often be insuperable;". Omit clause from "although"
to "envisaged".
Paragraph 3. Delete "final paragraph of Section" and put "end of paragraph".
Paragraph 40 Insert new sub-paragraph (1) "As in accordance with the recommendation in your despatch No.
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there was no War Risks Insurance in Hong Kong claimants had no Insurance cover unless they were covered under the U.K. War Risks Insurance Scheme". Renumber remaining sub-paragraphs accordingly.
You will not expect me to make any final comments on the 4th paragraph of your letter.
At this stage I will only say
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