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Mr. Darby 22/3
Mr. Palmer mile wob
Mr. W.I.J.Mallace 24/3
Mr. W. F. Dawson
Mr.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
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VISCOUNT HINCHINGBROOKE, M.P.
For the Secretary of State's signature.
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H.K. war damage statement.
the Hongthing Gost
recommended that
FURTHER ACTION.
Spare copy for me
In your
letter
you refer to
persons still residing
Lam
Hong trong and, whilst I sympathies with them their diffenties, I fear that it is not feasible for Hals. 16
cissist them
any way.
mention
Gy
an
indication that stoly, has been able
should however
to assist in
other directions, that
Thank you for your letter of the
regarding
3rd March about the viewe of British
residents in Hong Kong who suffered
war damage losses.
टे The position in regard to
in general general war damage losses in Hong
Spin
Kong is set out in the enclosed
statement, issued by my Department
in April last year, from which you will
from it
see, that no payments can be made from
sée
the Colony's funds in respect of
general war damage claims.
Ffear it would in these
circumstances, not be possible to m
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contemplate giving assistance, in
respect of war damage losses, to one
residing
particulas community in Hong Kong,
The
already
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from any grants made by H. M. G. for the
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for other
purpose,
general well being of the Colony were for certain, de propines and would not be used 4. There is however, in this
country a scheme, administered by the
Board of Trade, the Far Eastern Private
Chattals Seheme, under which United
Kingdom
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