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material"; and in your telegram No.1121 of 21st October,
1949, you state that denial claims amount to some $25
millions.
4. On assumption that you accept views expressed in my
despatch No.15, may it be taken at the forthcoming
conference that liability against Government in respect of
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denial claims is not (repeat not) likely to exceed $18
millions and may in fact prove to be less owing to
difficulties of proof of claims and subsequent recovenes
茁 I de net know whether any further information has
of
vessels.
S
I should be grateful
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come to light since Allen's report
for any comments you may have on above points if possible
before Follows arrives in case further investigation can
usefully be undertaken at this end before conference
starte
have
to the following questions.
Even the figure of $18 millions may
the light of the answers
to be reduced
NjP Have vessels eg. Hessens flisted Nos 2, 5 and 6
stated
Section A (i) se salvaged by Japanese,
have
any
salvaged.
other
vessels
in Schedule I
to have
been
been found;
under
end
A(i) been
rehabilitation
respect
Have any
claims been received
of ferries listed
under
A (ii)
and
regarding
has the legal position
respect of ferree's been
claums
in
ascertained. To
Љ
Amy
on
the
to
Allen's
m
available
further information
matters
remarks
of Sections A (ii) and
and
not
comment
these points No. 31 of 12
av
referred
A (iii). You
on
Jour August 1948
of
any despatch
and
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