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Mr.
Mr.
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Mr.
Palmer
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Permt. U.S. off
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
3 copres
Immediate
Mr.
Your Reference.
DRAFT.
CODE
TELEGRAM
May
122
GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG
(65)
1.
FURTHER ACTION.
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tec No. 487 from
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Your telegram No.487.
I have the following comments to make on
your proposed replies to the questions to be
asked on 26th May.
2. A.
I agree as the grant was not intended
to be related to any specific liabilities.
3, B AND C. I am not, of course, able to
check the amounts in question.
As regards
particular items I am not aware of what is
involved in item (h) repeat (h)
4. Item (g) repeat (g) if it is in
respect of craft referred to in paragraph 31
of your despatch No.292 seems to be
in a different category from the other items
in that it represents a debt for goods supplied,
whereas items (a) to (f) represent expenditure
Las for which the Government received no direct
return. In other cases doubtless the Hong
Kong Government in post war conditions has
had to purchase stores which are not entirely
suitable for its requirements or at higher
prices than normal and to that extent a
certain part of the expenditure might be
said to "arise out of the war".
You may
consider therefore that this item does not
strictly/
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