CO129-621-12 War damage compensation 19-5-1949 - 7-10-1949 — Page 18

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detailed

in Hong Kong as there are no records in the Admiralty or in

the Colonial Office of the circumstances in which the vessels

were requisitioned and were subsequently lost or destroyed.

on the charms It is not possible, therefore, for any action/ to be taken in

this country-regards the claims. I am, accordingly,

arranging for a copy of this correspondence to be sent to

the Hong Kong Government sethat should you wish to pursue

the matter further on your return to Hong Kong, the Colonial

Secretariat win have on record the result of your reference

to usn

but

4. I return the enclosures to your letter of 19th May

for convenience of reference by the Colonial Secretariat on

receipt of a copy of this letter, I take the opportunity

of summarising hereunder the individual claims :-

S.S. "Kinshan"

S. S. "Taishan"

S. S. "Chungshan"

S.S. "Tai Hing"

S.S. "Tai Ming"

Requisitioned and subsequently

/ordered to be scuttled; subsequently

raised by the Japanese; present whereabouts unknown.

Requisitioned for use as a depot ship

and subsequently sunk by enemy bombing.

Believed to have been shelled by

Colony's forces.

Loaned to Hong Kong Government for use

by Hong Kong R. N.V.R. and believed subsequently to have been sunk by Government.

Requisitioned by Hong Kong Government

and believed subsequently to have been scuttled by order of Government.

Yours sincerely,

.18.