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Kingdom British subjects who were in

captivity in the Far East are eligible

for consideration for limited ex-gratia

payments to enable them to purchase necessary

furniture and household goods. The grants

are based generally on the free cover

allowances made under the United Kingdom

Private Chattels Scheme to those who suffered

losses in this country.

The Far Eastern

Scheme is confined to those who, on being

to this counting

repatriated after liberation, intend to

remanen ty

remain here and set up a home in this country.

As you may have seen, however, from the

reply given by the President of the Board

of Trade to a question by Vernon Bartlett on

the 17th December, it is proposed to extend

the Far Eastern Private Chattels Scheme

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Far East, always providing, as before, that they have returned here and intend to remain here.

permanently.

Certain administrative difficulties

have, however, yet to be overcome, and although

the Board hope to make an announcement shortly,

I understand that it may still be a little

time before it will be in a position to

put the extended Scheme into operation.

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