CO129-545-4 Request to write off the value of cash and stamps stolen from General Post office... 26-10-1933 - 20-12-1933 — Page 5

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C. O.

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12/12/33.

Mr.

Bichle

Mr. Maynard.

14/12

Mr.

Year-

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Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

13865/33. Hong Kong.

auxd (1)

in 33793/34

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Parly. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Secretary of State.

DOWNING STREET,

December, 1933.

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DRAFT.

(1)

HONG KONG.

NO. 482

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch No.534

of the 26th of October requesting

authority for the writing off of the

sum of $1,589.09, representing the

value of cash and stamps stolen during

the night of the 22nd of September

from a safe in the General Post Office.

2. I shall be glad to be

informed in the first instance of the

name of the officer responsible for

inadequate,

the apparently )inadequate spoten of

the safe custody of the key of the

safe, and also whether there is any

reason why the officer responsible for

the safe custody of the cash should not

be