(KLCOXXX 093/6396
28th October, 1948.
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Liability for roquisitioned and other amût destroyed
(84) (88) 60 Cottobre ing to unlop port tot 50/50 cot
With reference to your lottare MAV/C of the 27th August, addrosmeð to Caims regarding the chore, and your lotter 19/01/13127 1/2 of
No. 509/53/2
from your shipping Regreso ativos in the fur hat, which auta mt in considerable deteil mreros points which zorgzire omsideration before a docision can be given on liavility, or to the setting up of any local Committee to consider claias received,
2. Having rend the Report, it strims as hat the full 1991 lisbility and repercussions thereof need further omsideration, and until experts have given their views mi or legal liability, it is extresly difficult for us to give any deolodon as to the thr Depart ent's acceptance of these particular types of olakys.
30 As you will spravolate, the for petræut is not experienced in low regarding vesʊols, We therefore fuel that it would be best for your Department and the Akairalty's legal experts to give their opinion regarding this nos-firing business before eng financial discussiong take place.
If you would kindly toxo a thie responsibility, in con gulden, with thʊ Admiralty, we could hold a further abetẳng, then the legal liability has been decided.
5. It is worth considering whether it is justifiable to have the three Service Departmenta and the inistry of Ermsport involvod in this compliosted maritime business, It might be a more sensible arrangerent for the exports, the Ministry of incaport and the
Admiralty, or the færar alone, to be given authority to bear on their
D. Thigh, Esq, 0.4.4,
Ministry of Transport,
I. itranch C & D DivisiM,
Berkeley Square ikuse,
CKRA /
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