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(v) The Admiralty could not admit that

requisitioning of a ship to deny its use to the enemy carried with it naval responsibility for compensation.

3. Request that you will corperation in preparing the report called for by the Colonial Office and keep Admiralty informed of developments.

4. Ministry of Transport request that copy of this message be passed to D.F. Allen, Shipping Attache.

191801A

Hend of M.F.(L) (989)

M.F,(L), (3) (M.F.(L)1034/48)

(13)

M. (3) (and for Mr. Palmer, Colonial Office, Devor House,

Whitehall).

D. of S.T. (6) (and for Mr. Haigh, Ministry of Transport).

WMH (52)

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