forthcoming conference. Since drafting the 8

I have spoken to In Manis about

Wetegram

then

of

he

under the impression that

the whole of the oft-quoted figure of $25 million represented legal claims - i.c. claims in

vessels denied whilst under

So

from

respect of requisition. This certainly seems para 5(a) of Aller's report (see enclave

_/48) but from the

to (88)

analysis

on

in the schedule to the Report

it does not seem that

concerned

con

all the vessels

were "certainly under

requisition when denied.

In tidying up before going off leave for a fortnight I have chance to speak about this. I wonde

to

Good enough to do so

on

I have not had a

Mm. Manis again

if you would

be

to decide whether the

aft belegram should be sent? My feeling is that it cannot do

might be useful.

and

mr Hall

The

anamer

m- Jaiclough's draft-

LAA

Allens report

that

report

war

U..

any

own

Mamelong

1/4/50

to the questions

Can

ham

really be found

No. 88/45). Whilst

the first

compre Remine

survey of the problem which

had recemed

the Governors despoñi

N6.31-12.578 ( No. 83

Comment on

the

report, although

1948.

did

not

act

details of

the latter leig

Page

any

Page

number

loose

the circumstances.

now

arising It seems

Answer

out

clear

Organisation is

clawns

ends, inevitably 9

What

we

ward

further information which

of the questions

Allen's

report.

some

of

that

untel

Some

set

up

To examine,

to

make

auxe

t

imforsable

detail

recommendations thereon,

to ascertaus

provable claws

and the

refuences figure

a

what

are

fact legally

Governors

likely

Ti amount

many

merely

to $25 million's

which

Wa

gressed at

Lar

never

light of

an

i

ongwally

long ture

been reused

Subnet

which

will

un

and

the

later information. I therefore

alternative

at bost

we

can

draft Felegram

indicate to

start

on the

bases of $25 million's

the Goor that firardly

discussions

kinemen

4/4

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In new of its length I here made it a Privity Sangian. It

shuld noch H.K. by Monday

next.

Well

514.t.

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-Secret - Priority

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, HONG KONG

Cons

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- € APR 1950

PEL. No. 608 Piy. CONF. - CONS-25/44/50

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