54287/48
Saving.
From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
To the Officer Administering the Government of......
21 June 19455 ●
Date..
No......
607.
Saving.
69
Your Eavingras lio. 267 of 22nd Cotober, 1945.
osary Hill ed Cross Home.
I attach copies of a letter and enclosures from the London Delegate of the inte national
of the inte national Red Cross Committee
on the subject of the liability for repairs and replace- ments arising out of the use of the premises, durin- the period of the Japanese occupation, to accommodate dependent. of prisoners of war and internees.
2.
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You will see th t, although the liability rises under the terus of a lease signed by the do mittee's
elegate in ongong, the Committee are not willing to accept final responsibility for the expenditure involved. Laving regard to the fact that the Home and its inates we.e maintained out of Hong long funds edited for the purpose, I cannot regard the Committee's att tuue as unreasonable, and i feel that there is no alternative to the cla n of the owners of the property being satisfied at the ex ense Hong Kong funds. 1', however, any portion of the loss o. ua age can be related to tim
the premises priod prior to the Japanese occupation whe. ti. were in the cocupation of ritish Military orsonnel, an approach would be made to the ar „ffice with a view to their acceptance of liability for that particular loss or darage.
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