CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 171

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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:

"PUBLIC TRUSTEE, LONDON " TELEPHONE: CITY 1410.

Any further communication on the subject of

this letter should be addressed to

The Public Trustee

(Trading with the Enemy),

3 & 4, Clement's Inn,

Strand, W.C.,"

and the heading "Trading with the Enemy," and any additional reference, should be quoted.

GFG/SN.

ENQUIRERÐ Çalling PERSONALLY ARE

ASKED TO APPLY TO ROOM 1, No. 2, CLEMENT'S INN, W.C

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PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF DEC 15

3 & 4, CLEMENT'S INN,

STRAND,

LONDON, W.C.

3rd December, 1915.

N.B. Please quote the following reference:

"Trading with the Enemy."

Sir,

a Referring to my letter of the 25th ultimo (your reference 49465/1915) the facts relating to the Hong Kong &

Shanghai Bank have already been placed before me in a

memorandum received from the Treasury, and I replied on the 22nd October last to the effect that when arrangements which

were being made with the Colonial Office for the registration

of claims of persons resident or carrying on business throughout

the British Empire were in working order, the Bank would be in

a position to set out these claims in due form. No doubt

when the Bank in Hong Kong learns that the arrangements are

in operation I shall hear from them.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

In alle

and Public Trustee

Custodian for England & Wales.

Gwq.

S. W.