CO129-602-3 Cost of living allowance 30-1-1947 - 17-9-1947 — Page 22

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Downing Street, S.W.1.

22nd August, 1947

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Dear Mr. Thomas,

On behalf of Mr. Creech Jones, who is at present en route to the West Indies,I acknowledge your letter of the 20th August, enclosing a letter from L.A.C.Millington, now serving in Hong Kong, in which he draws attention to the high living costs and salaries of European personnel.

Enquiries will be made into the points he has raised and a further letter will be sent to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

(Sgd.) D.M.SMITH.

Private secretary.

J.R. Thomas, Esq., M.P.