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Mr. Laemer
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Permt. U.S. of S.
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Minister of State
Secretary of State
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DESPATCH
GOVERNOR
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HONG KONG.
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Council; then
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claims are
FURTHER ACTION.
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not to distalaite this
to other Depts
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Sir,
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further
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(₤213,171) referred 15 fo & lesparch No. 160 of
and
I have etc. to refer to my telegram
No.347 of the 30th March, 1949 regarding
orders for stores placed with the Hong Kong
War Supplies Board by the Eastern Group
I have given
Supply Council at Delhi.
very careful consideration to this whole
problem in consultation with the Ministry
of Supply and I will in this despatch
set out as fully as possible what action
has been taken in respect of the various
claims and the conclusions that I have reached
as regards the various categories referred
to in
previous correspondence, Ingred the this reply tym despotive, has been so Comp delayed.
2 The most straightforward categories of
relating to
claims are those dealing
stores which
were actually shipped or were delivered to
(Category "A claims
go down
It is understood that the
Ministry of Supply had already paid the sum
of £150,000 to the Crown Agents for the
Colonies on account of clim
goods
actually shipped to the Ministry of Supply, referred to 45 June
para 2 (Category A of Michyatts
No. Yath remer official My telegram under reference deals with the
"A"claims fo
Category
question of the similar category of/stores
supplied to the Government of India, costing in all $3,410,744,I assume no payment has
yet been received from the Government of Burma
Category AJ
(£6,575) in respect of the /claim amounting to $105,206
4.
referred/