(4/48) [324] Wt. 28514/786 100m. 10/48 C.N.Ld. 478
54423/49
50
口
C. O.
Mr.Gaunt 13/6 Mr.Radford 14/
Mr. Wallace 16/6
Mr. Sideba
Mr.
The Nulty 17.0
DRAFT. letter
The Under Secretary
VI
CD
3. 13 JUN 9. 18
Permt. U.S. of S..
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
sýndame
2 2 JUN 1949
Your Reference.25/Damages/3430 (C.C.)
sir,
Jee (4)
June, 1949
of State,
War Office.
FURTHER ACTION. Copy corres. to Gøvr.
Hong Kong for infn. 'LF
Hong Kong 'f
Recirc. to Mr. Chaplin
with pp. attached.
(1)
I am etc. to refer to your
•
about letter of the 17th February in which
the question is raised as to the
liability for claims in respect of
death, personal injury and damage to
property arising out of an explosion
which occurred at Argyle Street, Hong
Kong, on the 2nd January, 1946.
2.
I am to request you to inform
the Secretary of State the Army Council that no reason is seen
is advised that no
lability restin
the Hong Kong Government should
accept any responsibility in this
since,
matter in view of the fact that the
Military Authorities were at the time
in exclusive charge of the dump contain-
ing the ammunition which caused
the
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