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Kingdom British subjects who were in
captivity in the Far East are eligible
for consideration for limited ex-gratia
payments to enable them to purchase necessary
furniture and household goods. The grants
are based generally on the free cover
allowances made under the United Kingdom
Private Chattels Scheme to those who suffered
losses in this country.
The Far Eastern
Scheme is confined to those who, on being
to this counting
repatriated after liberation, intend to
remanen ty
remain here and set up a home in this country.
As you may have seen, however, from the
reply given by the President of the Board
of Trade to a question by Vernon Bartlett on
the 17th December, it is proposed to extend
the Far Eastern Private Chattels Scheme
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to other United Kingdom British subjects.
(ie. those who were not in captivity who nevertheless
suffered war losses of private chattels in
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Far East, always providing, as before, that they have returned here and intend to remain here.
permanently.
Certain administrative difficulties
have, however, yet to be overcome, and although
the Board hope to make an announcement shortly,
I understand that it may still be a little
time before it will be in a position to
put the extended Scheme into operation.
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