account of this particular category of claims. I have
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accordingly given this matter/most careful consideration
to see whether and if so to what extent I should feel
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justified in pressing the Ministry of Supply to make
some payment, in respect of this category of claim, but
should not be pratified for the reasons given below I feel that I am not
Conviden
no
in a position to presente Hinistry of Supply on this
particular question. I am advised that their legal
claim lies against either the Government of Hong Kong
or H.M.G.in respect of this particular category of claim
and in fact I am not aware that you have ever suggested
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to proceeding.
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nor
indeed has it been
any
7 suggested this
legal claima cotas.
Burgestel hy
that such a legal eleim exists, especially as the
stores were never delivered to so dement The enclosure –
Ja.
to Wyatt's semi-official letter of the 4th June, 1947
to Mr. J.B. Williams of the detestat urrice paragraph 7 which sets at
of the terms and conditions, states that payment with
be made against go downwarrants or mates receipts`.
I feel sure that you will agree that in the circumstances
there can be no legal liability in respect of these
claims; //
It is of course possible that had there been
some form of war risks goods insurance scheme in Hong
Kong prior to the Japanese occupation or had a war
damage compensation scheme been set up in Hong Kong,
the claimants in question would now be able to
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as the latter
effect some recovery from the Chinese contractors,
might would in turn have been entitled to some payment under
they been set up: one or other of the above schemes, had such been in force.
(in any case
I see, however, considerable danger/in making any
what is in effect was damage; where no legal liability exists, especially
1
wtios soheme. To-
ex gratia payment where
where
and to
make such payments ex gratie in the case of a particular
might very well
category of claimants would be likely to have awkward
repercussions in Hong Kong where there were many claims
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amounting to a very large sum total in respect of various
losses/