1 Su (48, 58,163) 59508/45
(34)/55397/48
wit att..
will there
will of
84 craft
of (71)/18330/16/1/1/46. This sarp 'you Course appreciate that the cost of has been bome by Hing cartext appear at first sight to be a clear-cut admission.
But can it be said
mus its
that this covers all the craft uns involvedy and that the wording precluded subregments adjustment of coat was felt to be an
Indrat equitable distrion of expenditure pending such adjustment?
It seems to me
whide structure built on
flimsy
Endlo 1-6 to (8)
and not worth taking into
Consideration.
3
stated
to HK (in conectim with the for Depts.
It has already been admitted, both
4
Settlement: Se (5)/1948) and
that HK will have to
ncial
craft
and here, to pay for
for these "We have therefore
charge
shamed be
any charge is raised! to produce reasms cohy, raised, not charge arises.
I think are
(a)
next
to
that mo
f
By see tard approaches which
no questim of a
ما
mutually exclusive:
The liability is King King's but
should be
the
reasons forgiven in viere of
Stretched in him. Wallace's
Mr. minute of 18/12/46 (pova-3), the impossibility of establishing the the craft,
history of the
& the
fact
that
HK had to bear expenditure ammenting to $1,800,000 (paraic of (3))
craft
& that the
not worth as much as
has bun said.
(6)
These
craft wore either supplies
part of the Britt, Plan, needs arising fine game procurement unse
on to meet
in the
that
gotoplan, or
plan, to replace craft meant for the Bing.
but
They
Labin
by
the Navy (para 10 of (8)). therefore either straightforward
Bina Stores, and
"hangoon' stores &
charge arises, or
Handtreated
fall to be treated
in accordance with the decision on
the celebrated Caine Conubie letter
5/7/48, mut
yet
1
answered.
we have
Already
I think (a) is sounder: conceded the point of liability, and
sure what the effect of stirring up
very large steeping dog
might prove to be. draft, viry
such a
" hangoon Stores I therefore attach
a
much for