CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7] — Page 112

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from the time when the United Kingdom Clearing Office

became the Creditor Clearing Office for the Dominions.

In the circumstances we thought that the best

procedure would be for Mr. Bushe to discuss the

question with Mr.Austin Cartmell before any action is

taken as regards the Dominions.

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Tolograma :-Enemidots, Londo Telephone:-Hop 5820.

ENCLOSURE

G/CR

In any reply, the following Reference should be quoted :-

It should be noted that the Treaty does not

specify any time within which the Creditor Clearing

Office must notify the debtor Clearing Office of all

debts declared to it.

of Please do so.

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121/6/20

8.8.26.20

THE CLEARING OFFICE (ENEMY DERTS), CORNWALL HOUSE,

STAMFORD STREET.

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LONDON, S.E.1.,

28th May.

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Dear Dixon,

In reply to your letter of the 26th instant, I attach the opinion of Chetham Strode on the point you raise, and I agree with him that it will be safer to assume that the time runs from the date of the establishment of the Central Office. will observe that under our Order in Council a penalty is provided for non-notification. The matter would, however, appear to be

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a domestic one as the notice has to be given to the creditor and not to the debtor Clearing Office.

It is arguable that non-notification does not necessarily involve exclusion and that the object of the provision was mainly to frighten creditors into using expedition in lodging their claims.

C.W. Dixon Esq.

Colonial Office.

Yours sincerely,

Downing Street,S..1.

J Jur