CO129-614-1 Commission of Inquiry into fire at West Point- report 26-5-1949 - 22-12-1949 — Page 102

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GOVERNOR

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sir,

I have the honour to refer to your

savingram No. 675 of the 9th October,

1948 regarding the fire which broke out

in godowns at West Point on the 22nd

September, 1948, and to transmit to you

a copy of a letter from the Department

of Scientific and Industrial Research

asking for a copy of the report of the

Commission appointed to enquire into the

matter.

2. I should be glad to know whether

copies of the report can now be made

available for record in the Colonial

Office, and also for communication to

the Department of Scientific and

Industrial Research.