Copy fletter referred 10
in
my letter 34/3/50
Victoria
813 Island Road 103
Victoria B.C. Canada
Colonial Secretary
HongKong Lovernment, Hongkong,
5th January 1949
War Claim - Your File 17072/812/46
Scr
I acknowledge your
letter of 4:
4th November advising
no compensation
M
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respect of household personal effects looted by the Japanese. I consider the Japanese Government should be held responsible for such losses even if it
years to recover
The individual, unfortunately,
Joon
has no redress cxcept through his Government who
surely duty bound to their subjects
to recover
us
on
their behalf.
my flat
was
requisitioned Funderstood
When
ли
a
that the Sovernment accepted responsibility implied the written advices sent out by the Government official (Ring, Assessor.) charge of requisitioning
of
in
Direct Loss through Requisitioning. In respect losses directly
forwarded
incurred
through requisitioning a claim for such direct losses to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Colonial office, London,
th
on 27th February 1945, which