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DRAFT. LETTER.
Kajor Sir T.L.Dugdale,
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
For the Secretary of State's signature.
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You wrote to me on the 8th Feb:
about lir F. Buckle's representations
concerning war damage losses in Hong
Kong.
The position in regard to war
damage compensation claims in Hong Kong
is set out in the letter and enclosure
Mr Buckle received from the Colonial
Secretary of that Colony. You will see
from those documents, which I am returning
to you together with Mr Buckle's
statement, that the Government of Hong
Kong recommended that no compensation should be paid for war damage and to the
circumstances I fear that no compensation
can be paid from Hong Kong Government
funds in respect of general war damage
clairs and ir Buckle sammot expect any
thing from Pat soireer
There is, however, in this
country, the United Kingdom Private
administered of the Board of Trade, Chattels Scheme [under which United
Kingdom British subjects who were in
captivity in the Far Eastern Colonial
Territories