CO129-615-4 Harbour craft used by Hong Kong Government- financial arrangements 30-1-1948 - 12-1-1949 — Page 22

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or (b) they sure ordered for the

Military Administration, but did not reach the dolony until after civil goreiment had been restored

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or (c) they belonged to the combatant

side or the liberating forces, who, having no use for them themselves, bended them over to the #ilitary Administration, whence they reached the civil goverment as in (b) above ?

or (4)

they belongen to the sonbetent side of the liberating forces, who, having no use for them, handel them over after the termination of the Military ka inistruzion direct to the civil government ?

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3. If you can throw any more precise light on the history of these craït we should be grateful. see from the draft ssvingram, we propose to ask hɔng dong

As you will whether any information in available locally on the question.

I am sending a coŋy of this letter and enclosure and of the previous correspondence to Russell Edmunds (Treasury)

Yours sincerely,

W. I. J. VILLAGE