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ear Hussett,
20 July, 1948.
Thank you for send ng me a copy of your letter of 2nd July to a a about the Chinese Goverment claim in respect of railway material requisitioned in Hong Kong in 1941, and our claim a gainst the Chinese Government in respect of the Kowloon properties.
2 Go far 28 concerns the Chinese Goverment's claim through the Jardine Engineering Company, I think the Letad of the claim will have to be taken as (35,458 ɛnd not #323,689; the difference
the difference of £29,769 which, as you say, crept in after the main clain had been subaltteŭ relates to steel bewas, plates, etc. shipped to the Middle Bast and is covered by Jardine's invoice numbered 005, which was, I understand, sent to the ar Jifice by the TOMI
gents for the colonies in ugust, 1947. we have heard nothing at all direct from Hong Kong about the further claim of Ja dine's for £942,449 to which you refer, and Le propose, when explaining the general osition to the Governor, to enquire about this.
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3 As regards the Kowloon properties, we are glou ch ́t the jar office propose to accept responsibility for satisfying the claim, subject to later recovery from the Chinese cover went, and we hope that The bury authority will be forthcoming. The actual moɑnt of the clɛis, originally lodged through the British bassy, kinking, 18 Z(H.K.) 2,461,891.13, equivalent to 153,558.48. sterling, but we il obtain final confimation from Hong Kong
.L. Mussett, 187
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