CO129-615-5 Harbour craft used by Hong Kong Government- financial arrangements 11-1-1949 - 27-1-1950 — Page 32

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Enclosure No(6

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TELEGRAM SANA.

BUCLAIR.

Pron: Goverron Heng Kou.

10:

ecretary of State. (No.1727).

Mater : 20th Dece. her,1946.

Your telegram No.1438 of 17th December.

3ll Craft. Carres were provisi ally accepted only because in Marci. before (R) before establishment of Civil Government Admiralty stated that on closure of V.A.(Q) we must accept financial responsibility for maintenance. Had we not done s80 these badly needed craft would have been disposed of elsewhere. There was in circumstances no time to argue.

2.

we ad not previously been informed definitely that cost of "raft will be borne by H.1.0. and not finally passed on. This fact certainly lessens our objection to payment of charges but we would be grateful if you would pursue atter.

3.

I te mesrome we ave instructed Reeves pay charges in order to avoid delay in s..ipment.

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