(see para.4 of my telegram No.46 of 16th April 1948)
that questions of principle remain to be settled.
3.
Receipts credited to H.M.G. in respect of A and
B have been (i) £1,500,000 through B.M.A. accounts
and (ii) £1,500,000 by Civil Government.
para.2 of your telegram No.181 of 14th February 1948.
(iii) total £3,000,000.
See
It is appreciated that the
£3,000,000 receipts are in respect of all above
categories and some supplies were (a) given away or
(b) sold at less than cost price (c) some were
retained by Government and (a) some were unusable on
arrival and wastages occurred. Some reasonable
estimate however of amounts involved which would help
to explain difference between A plus B and £3,000,000
receipts would be useful in connection with forth-
coming discussions, as a factual background which
might assist in reaching decisions in principle as
regards Siamese free rice and post-B.M.A. stores.
Accordingly you may wish to start investigating this
in advance of receipt of my savingram.
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