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C. O.

Palmer

22/6

Mr.

Mr.

Bourdillon 5/7

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Mr. W. I. J. Wallace

Mr.

Palmer

17/8

Mr. Parthing 1/9 f

DRAFT.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

< Your Reference........

C. D R. 17 SL D. 21

Sie(13) 0(19)+(23)

For Mr. Palmer's signature.

COLONEL W.R.RUSSELL EDMUNDS,

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TREASURY.

Copy of acc. draft despatch.

Dear Russell Edmunds,

some

1. You spoke to me a little time behind (88) ago about the report of the Ministry

1948file

of Transport's representative in

MI

(3)

Hong Kong, on the question of claims

in respect of ships requisitioned and/or

'denied' prior to the Japanese

occupation of the Colony. Now that our

despatch of the 30th of May to the

Federation on the general question of

denial has been agre d, we must inform

Hong Kong of the line we propose to

take in respect of these particular

claims in Hong Kong.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with copy of

enclosure to:-

Col. L. G. Robertson,0.B.D.W.O C.R.Daims,M.C. V.0.✔

C

PEOUTS Admiralty S.W.arren Air Ministry W.A.Mitchell Ministry of✔

Transport.

(3)

2. In Malaya, if the procedure

sug ested in our despatch of the

30th May can in fact be carried out,

the majority of 'denial' claims

should be dealt with under the War

Damage Compensation scheme.

Kong however, as there is no War

Damage Compensation scheme, the

alternatives are either full

In Hong

compensation payable under the

Defence (Compensation) Regulations

in