CO129-589-20 Evacuation- financial arrangements 26-7-1941 - 3-1-1944 — Page 76

Tel. No.-

WHItehall 9400

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to :-

The Under-Secretary of State,

The War Office

and quoted.

(as opposite)

the following number

783/5979.3.4.G.

NATIONAL

SCHE

DISABLED

OFFICE,

THE WAR OFFICE,

J

WHITEHALL

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LOND IT, 3.W.1.

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222btober, 1942.

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ference,

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With reference to your two lctters 54058/4 dated 25th August ,and 2nd October, 1942, respectively, I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that, as stated in Admiralty letter W.G.F.457/42 dated 7th September, 1942, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the claim rendered by the Consul General at Manila amounting to Pesos 167,876,.50 in respect of expenses incurred on the evacuation from Hong-Kong to Australia will be accepted by this Department. It is assumed that steps will now be taken, as proposed by ou, to obtain the agreement of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the acceptance of the claim without supporting vouchers and that when this has been done a

Receivable/

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.