CO129-598-1 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 19-12-1945 - 23-6-1948 — Page 29

Wt. 23864/665. 8/47. 50,000. S. & S. Ltd

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D.

53687/47

C. O.

Wallace

MrPalmer

MyHarding

Mr.

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Betton

King

Mr.

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In Wallare 9/12 N mee

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Secretary of State:

Your Reference..

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DRAFT.

SAVINGRAM

(25)

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG

(23)

that ₤5,000 could be

regarded as "rehabilitation"

ble 10

chargeable

expendchure a loan fumas

54:26/4/17)

and

loan

From your telegram No. 622 it appears that a up to $150 million

Could

only

and that assistance from C.D) x W. Fund would be necessary development schemes auch

as

the

ochewe.

the

Case

new reservoir

FURTHER ACTION.

Recirc. to Mr.W. I. J.

Wallace (H. 535) for action on minute of 15/11.

Copy for 65652

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Your Staff despatch No. 106 of

3rd September.

Tai Lam Chung Reservoir

Project. Preliminary investigation.

1. In my savingram No. 265 of 10th October 1946 indicated that I agreed

Zthat

with you that further costs of preliminary

investigation should form the subject of an application for C. D. & W. assistance.

The loan was intended primarily to meet certain

offenditures

rehabilitation It therefore seems

any

a development

somewhat inappropriate to charge e project

expenditure to loan funds,

of this nature against it and I shall be

addressing you separately regarding the inclusion of certain items such as this in

they fore

the Loan Schedule. Mewwwhte I suggest that an application for C. D. & W.

assistance from the Hong Kong allocation should now be made to cover these further

preliminary investigations.

2. If you agree, in order that an

application for such assistance may be

prepared, I should be grateful for

information as to whether, and, if so,

how much, provision should be made for:

-

(a) cost of quarters (i.e. if Government

quarters are not available).

(b)

air passages.

(c)