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damage compensation scheme.
Whilst therefore I regret if my
despatch No. 400 gave rise to expectation that
some part payment might be made in respect of
this category of claims, I feel sure that
on further consideration you will agree with
me that no payment can now be made. It follows
from the above that I should not feel justified
in asking the Commonwealth Relations Office
to approach the Government of India for any
payment to be made in respect of the Category "C"
clai s referred to in your despatch No. 227 of
the 30th September, 1947, and No. 15 of 28th
January 1948, amounting to 8546,538
(£34,159), nor in asking the Air Ministry
to admit the Category "C" claim amounting
to $17,800 (£1,113) against the Royal Air Force
referred to in the same despatches.
5. In paragraphs 7 to 10 of your despatch
No. 15 of the 28th January 1948 you took the
opportunity of referring to a claim on the
Hong Kong Government by the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation for the sum of
£80,557. It appears that this claim is in
respect of advances made by the Bank to cover
the purchase of wool tops from Australia, first
shipped to Shanghai for spinning, and then to
Hong Kong for manufacture into woollen goods
for the Government of India. £734 isalso
claimed for interest on the advances. It appears also
that firms in Hong Kong deposited with the Bank
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