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28 OCT
54423/49
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In th. W.15. Walker
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Mr. Kilns 26/
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Mr..
Mr..
27/10
this. S. Abrahams 27/10.
Mr..
1. Wig Wallace 27/10
DRAFT. lett
us.qs.
Lour Office
FURTHER ACTION.
Remic. I month-
v. min. 23/10
Copy w/ copy (4), t Sow. HK LF. for informe
3.98
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
31 OCT 1949
25/Damages / 34.30 (6.C.)
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Your Reference..
Sir
I
am etc. to refer to
an
yuu
(4) letter of the 204 August amarning
claims arising from in Hong Kong
in
explosion
Janmary, 1946, &
the Ammy
to inform
to request you to regret that he is unable to
Corail that he c
the assumption in
paragraph of that lette.
Creech Gines
accept
the
Mus.
thind
is advised that para. ONE (2) of War Office telegram
01733 of the 19th Fehmary, 1946,
be held to apply
Cannot
such clarins
it's wording.
the
use
7
for damages,
ما
Zo.
since
in particular
the words
bills and
"transactions, makes it clear that-
che paragraph
is intended to
nefer
to acomnts rendered
or to be
rendered for goods supplied, nimey
advanced
and
services performed;
this view
is
supported by
the wording of the telegram
a
whole, which clearly relates
to financial matters in
the
normal sense, & does not extend
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