de
Wallace
(through Sex S. Abrahams) q
seen
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not think papers before ;
have
you
the
follows.
situation briefly
At
Hay King
two
the time of the fall of
Soviet ships
were under
going refit in Kowloon dockyard; they
were
Colony
and
reoccupation of the
pound
to be
are
ashore
little
in Taun Wan
bay
than hulk's
the ships
were
The Russians allege that
seifed by the Japanen
they have
military authorities
lodged
and
claims for their loss with
the British War Risks Insuran a office.
underwriters, through the Ministry of
The
Transport, hauve
until
declined to accept liability proof of seizure in forthcoming.
Meanwhile the it.K Govt.
have incurved
considerable expenseon
behalf of the Russians in respect of
watchmen
the vessels
etc
and although
the Russians originally agreed to bear the
cost
all efforts to
secure
ve- umbursement H.K. asked
have failed. In 6) on this file,
to put to
that the
the Russians
vessels should be sold
by public tender
the
expenses, being placed in deposit. At the
Jame
were
time
we
leamed
proposal
as perap
broceeds
less H.KG
that the Russians
for the scrap.
themselves regotiating
disposal of the vessels
The 7.0.
an
support the HK.
proposal to dispose of the vessels
and the
M...T. view is
however
Before proceeding
assurance that HK had
legal Powers
see
(9) -
at x
4 (4).
GLAM
we required the necess
mary
to dispose of the vessels and
to re-imburse themselves from the proceeds