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1947 file
Hong Kong, to the Director-General of
Transportation at Cairo, a copy of which
I attach.
In these circumstances the War Office
are prepared to recommend an interim
settlement of Item 3 at a figure of
£28,650, that being the sum considered
due for sorting, marking, preparing and
delivering to the ship/ 9,550 tons of
requisitioned Chinese wagon material. at
£3 per ton. A final settlement of this
Item will depend on what, if any, further
evidence can be produced as to the
value and description of the deficient
material supplied by Hong Kong.
4. The position with regard to the
Chinese Government claims, particulars of
which were given in Appendices B, C and D
to Sir Mark Young's despatch No. 80
of 10th April, 1947, is that Mr. Hsu of
the Jardine Engineering Corporation
Limited, who are acting as agents for the
Chinese Government in this matter, was
present at a meeting at the War Office
on 12th August 1948. He was informed that
the claim for £323,689: 10s. supported by
Vouchers 003, 004, 006, 007, and 008, was
admitted in principle, but only at a
revised valuation of £185,847. A detailed
etatement giving reasons for this
devaluation of the Chinese claim ie-
attached. As indicated in the footnote
to that statement The War Office were unable
to