CO129-606-5 Hong Kong Loan- Financial settlement 2-3-1948 - 4-10-1948 — Page 133

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6. It would be most unfortunate if necessary delays in the examination now to take place were allowed to influence

The matter is a the discussions of the Legislative Council.

complex one and it muat be borne in mind that *.3.0. has b anormous task in unravelling claims of all descriptions all over the world. Nor, of course, is it at all clear what further relief, if any, will be forthcoming to Hong Kong as a zenoît of the examination. I would ask you, therefore, in Come11, to presenting the settlement to your Legislative

omphacise the spirit la which it has be undo, and to recoll to them the vast expenditure and losses of all kinds incurreɑ. by the U.I, both in the For Best and elsewhere before the victories of the Allies and the liberation of Hong Kong.

Copiea sent to:-

Treasury.

Admiralty

Mia. of Trane port Air Minis bey

Mr. D.R. Berpell

P. Sovere

Mr. D. Haigh

9. R. WAPIAN

Wor Office

Q.R. Caipus, N.0.

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