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Minister of State
Secretary of State
KY.
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THE SECRETARY,
MESSRS LEWIS & TAYLOR LTD.,
GRIPOLY MILLS,
CARDIFF.
Your Reference
supply
[Mayor Anly
encloure. I am
not
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to date
FURTHER ACTION.
COPY WITH MY COMPLIMENTS TO
R. NEALE, ESQ.", REF.(13)
Sir,
For Mayor Darby's Refrates
I am, etc. to refer to your letter of the
20th December, addressed to the Board of Trade,
concerning war damage losses in Hong Kong and
to confirm that the Government of Hong Kong
has decided that no compensation shall be paid
by that Government in respect of damage to property
due to the war.
In answer to the last paragraph of your
enclose a
letter I am to say that, to the extent set out in
from which it will be seen that. the enclosed statement,/the benefits of the UK.
Private Chartels 9cheme
available to U.K.
British subjects who were in captivity and have
returned to set up a home permanently in this
country,
Clay
can apply for grants within the limits of the
FU. K. Private Chattels Scheme.
that restricted form of assistance
is
by H.M. G. primarily to meet certain cases
but
of individual losses, H.M. G. is unable to
consider any abur more general form of compensation
as a charge on United Kingdom funds, for war
damage to property in Hong Kong.
I am, etc.,
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