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From:
War Office
To:
C. in C. Hong Kong
204
99625
Cipher F.5.
Desp. 021900 Mar 46
D.T.0. 011745
2
1 March
2.
RESTRICTED
Following for C.C.A.
Your CA 1170 Cipher 28 December.
Companies.
ONE.
Subject agreement with Electricity
We have not repeat not yet received copy of final agreement referred
to in your FIVE and must therefore reserve final decision on scheme. On
present information however it appears to require further consideration in
respect of (A) payment of rental (B) expenditure by Administration on
maintenance (C) charges in respect of military stores handed over unused at end
of period of military control. Grateful for further comments on these points.
In order to facilitate decision on proposals following information
TWO.
required
(a) estimate of value of stores used in maintenance of plant
(b) balance sheet of income and expenditure to date.
(c) actual value of proposed rent
(a) pre-war generating capacities of two companies
(e) pre-war annual outputs of two companies
(f) anticipated output during proposed period of rental. C.6.(Tels.)
Copies to:
Q.M. G. F. W.F.
F.5 (5)
C. A. 4, 13, 17.
Colonial Office (Mr. Palmer)
(Miss Barnett (15))