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Despatch

From or to whom.

No., &c.

Debe.

71 To the Governor

Ceylon Telegram

1816

November 2

72 To Foreign Office

Ceylon

November 6

Bubject.

States, in reply to No, 70, that no action should at present be taken with regard to estates of private owners; suggests that better prices could be got by advertisement and public sale in the United Kingdom than by sale in the Colony.

Transmits copies of Nos. 48 sud 70; states that it has been decided, for reasons given, that estates of enemy planters shall be completely liquidated; inquiries are being made to ascer- tain how they can be sold to the best advantage.

85

86

254

Encloses, in reply to No. 61, copy of 80

a note to the Swiss Minister; the of the insertion of the con- specified should be considered as one of general policy, and has accordingly been referred to the Reconstruction Committee; in the meantime, Lord Grey will accept any conditions which will prevent Mr. Sturzenegger preserving the interests of his enemy partners.

Conveys substance of No. 159, and 81

suggests adoption of legislation on the lines proposed.

Encloses copies of No. 68; suggeste that any overses Government con- cerned should be informed that in any case where they think it prob- able that an attempt will be made by the owners of liquidated enemy businesses to buy back their land and permanent estates by the

employment of dummy purchasers, a condition of the kind proposed in No. 81 ahould be included among the conditions of sale.

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Concurs in terms of No. 68, and sends 88

copy of correspondence with High Commissioner for Union of South

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78

To the Governor

Straita Settlements Telegram

November 14

States conditions on which certain enemy property should be sold; if necessary, sales should await further legislation.

86

74 The Governor

Straits November 9 Settlements (Rec. Dec. 11)

87

488

75 To the Governors,etc. Hong Kong, December 20

Btraits Settlements Ceylon,

Gold Coast,

Sierra

Leone,

Uganda,

East

Afrion Pro-

tectorate,

Zanzibar,

Nyasaland,

Jamanien,

Trinidad,

British

Guiana

Circular

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76 To the Governor...

Ceylon Telegram

1817

January 8

Explains why policy pursued in United Kingdom with regard to enemy trading is not applicable in the Colony; encloses copy of Legislative Council debates which deal with the subject.

Encloses copy of draft Nigerian Ordin- ance; suggests legislation on similar lines with regard to the disposal of enemy property.

89

Africa relating to the present policy of the Board of Trade in regard to the sale of enemy property.

67 Foreign Office

September 18

Agrees to action being taken on the

lines of No. 62.

83

States, in reply to Nos. 69 and 70, that if he considers reasonable prices can be obtained, private estates of partners may be sold at his own discretion.

97

68

To the Governor

September 29

Agrees, in reply to No. 58, to sale of shares held by enemy subjects in British companies; states that, except in given circumstances, no private enemy property should be Bold.

77

Ditto

84

Ceylon 17

January 8

States that decision as to the disposal of property of partners in enemy firms and of enemy planters is to be left to Governor's discretion.

97

69

The Governor

Ceylon Telegram

70

The Acting Governor

Ceylon

581

September 16 (Beo. Oct. 16)

(Boo. Oct. 11) | Proposes further to provide for vest- ing in Liquidator, for purpose of liquidation, private estate of partners where partnership property is insuf- ficient to meet liabilities.

Submits comments in reply to No. 48; is strongly of opinion, for reasons stated, that private cstate owners should be dealt with as firms.

78

Ditto

Straits Settlements

8

January 8

84

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79 The Governor

Ceylon

;

761

84

December 19, 1916 (Reo. Jan. 16, 1917)

States, with regard to the application of the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916, that it is not proposed to prescribe limits, nor to suggest alteration in present polioy adopted in the Colony.

Bends, with reference to No. 52, copy of a letter 'from the Custodian of Enemy Property stating that Mr. and Mrs. de Silva have been given till 81st July, 1917, to settle their debts to Messrs. Freudenberg & Co.

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From or to whom.

No.

No., &c.

Date.

BO To the Governor

Houg Kong

1017

January 19

16

81

Ditto

Straits Bettlements 28

January 19

82

Ditto

Ceylon Confidential

January 29

83

To the Governors ...

Hong Kong, January 29

Straits Settlements

Ceylon.

¡Gold Coast,

Sierra

Leone,

Kast

Africa Pro-

tectorate, Zanzibar,

Nyasaland,

Uganda,

Jamaica,

Trinidad

Miscel-

laneous

Subject.

Refers to decision already communi- cated as to the conditions of sale of enemy property; regrets delay, due to causes stated.

States that in the case of Messrs. Schmidt, Kusterman & Co., circum- stances make it undesirable to follow the general rule as to the sale of enemy property.

Regrets delay in settling affairs of 100

Messrs. Freudenberg, due to grant

of extension of time to Mrs. de

Silva; no further extension must be

allowed without previous reference to Secretary of State.