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(N 12315/1485/38)
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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.
23rd November,1948.
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Kallace,
(17)
Please refer to your letter 54447/3/48 of the 15th November enclosing the draft to Hong Kong (which we have already cleared by telephone) about the Soviet steamships "Simferopol", "Svirstroi" and "Sergei Lazo".
I enclose a copy of a draft despatch to Moscow on the lines which you suggest in your letter and I should be grateful for your comments, either by letter or by telephone, at your convenience. In particular,
I think it would help Moscow if you could express the Hong Kong dollar figures which I have quoted in terms of pounds sterling. I know the rate is about 16HK to the £1 but would be grateful if the amounts could be calculated exactly.
You will see that I have included the "Sergei Lazo" charges with the others; I can confirm that
(12) a '47 file. there have been no developments about this ship since
on
the Embassy's note of the 14th August, 1947.
I am not quite sure that paragraph 5 of the enclosed draft explains fully enough the position.
W.I.J. Wallace, Esq.,
Colonial Office.
as/