CO129-514-4 Repayment of excess military contributions advanced by Hong Kong 9-1-1929 - 10-1-1930 — Page 62

62761/29.

H.K.

61

Mr.

Caine (9/1

ป

Mr. Beckett &

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh

X Sir G. Grindle. 19

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

2440

s.o. for Sir G. Grindle's

signature.

JAN

13/

DRAFT.

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI, K.C.M.G.,

Downing Street,

23 January, 1929.

Iny

Dear Clementi,

5 dfts.

(chundi)

As you will have learned

from our telegram of the

the War Office have agreed to

refund the Military Contribution

overpaid for the years 1917-18 and

1918-19 although it works out at

very much less than we had expected.

They have now asked semi-

officially that we will remind you

that you were in favour of waiving

this claim if the War Office

proposals for the building of new

barracks