456B] Wt. 32483,800 100m. 11/48 C.N.Ld. 748
54447/5/49
C. O.
Mr. Radford 3/2 Mr.Wallace
Mr..
Mr.
Mr..
Permi. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
DRAFT.
SAVINGRAM
GOVERNOR
(38)
HONG KONG
1948
Your Reference. .....
73
In 4.0. Comannen
Drop-B
(5)
Your savingram No. 627 of 18th
September 1948.
Requisitioned Railway Materials.
In view of the further delay which
the
is likely to occur before Chinese
^ (See paragraph & velow) Government's claims can be settled, the
War Office have agreed to proceed to
a separate settlement of the War
Supplies Board and the Kowloon-Canton
Railway (British Section) claims,
particulars of which were given in
Appendices A and E to Sir Mark Young's
I
Encl
1947
(Statement attached)
FURTHER ACTION.
despatch No. 80 of 10th April 1947.
enclose for your consideration a
immediate statement giving details of the settlement
which the War office are prepared to
recommend and I should be grateful
on this
for your observations/in due course,
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In the case of the War Supplies (which is for freight auch 2% commission)
Board claim/a final settlement cannot winclementy
inite
ecause of the
be reached until theother claims,
have been fitted, and the
Chinese and British, are
the shiminish element in t
amount of commission due to the rar Supplies
Beerà accurately caculated.
In the-
meantime however)
The War office
Suggest
recommend an interim settlement of
£12,500