CO129-591-6 Estimates for 1944 and 1945 3-11-1943 - 3-11-1943 — Page 44

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territories. In the meantime, the only practicable solution ace is to be that any money which it is necessary to spend should be met from Hong Zong or United Kingda. funde respectively.

The time will shortly be arriving when we shall have to place orders for various Civil requirements for these territories on a fairly extensive scale, but before se u) so, we sholl clearly have to have some further discussions as to the financial arrangements.

1.

In the meantie, there are two particular matters which we have to raise with you as a better of urgency.

The first is that there in not at

pr sent any agreed provision for necting various day to day neela of the two units, such de the cost of reprotucing various document which are rired in connection with their planning. here are various other all incidental ites of open iture of the some kind. e to this class of expenditure, I trust that the reasury will agree to the Colonial office ha.19 authority to meet the rost of such expeuciuze, 2, w), suy, 050) for such uni: in the first instance, from Hong Long funds or the Vote of Jr ult repectively. e should of course refer to the in ssary for authority if in any particular esge re vi be

to spend above that figure.

The other

atter on which we want authority to assume liability for some further expenditure (though not neorusarily to incur it immediately, ia in relation to the provision of mobile printing preases for the use of the Civil ffairs

dministrations as soon

goon na tay get into the field. There has been a cons de 1 of diassion about the

provision

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