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DRAFT A.
Secretary of State
Your Reference...
DRAFT.
Arid (23)
For Mr. Wallace's signature.
C. R. A. RAE, ESQ.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
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FURTHER ACTION.
1. Copy (w. way lend.)
f:
(12) m 1947 file
Mr. J. HAIGH, Ministry & Transport 2. Recire 5th. Radford
(H.404)
in action regarding the Cheque.
3 Re-circ to Mr. Roover
after wood to sho
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1.
Thank you for your letter of
the 2nd November 1946 about the Soviet
steamships "Simferopol" and "Svirstroi"
and for the cheque for £254.15.0.
enclosed therein. We are arranging
for this amount to be paid to the
Ilong Kong Government.
2. It is encouraging that the
Soviet authorities have paid 'in full
the amount claimed on account of these
two vessels in the Note submitted to
their Ministry of Foreign Affairs
by the Embassy, koscow, on the 14th
August, 1947, and it may be that a further
simple request to them for payment of
the expenses incurred by the Hong Kong
Government on account of the "Svirstroi"
subsequent to the 31st December, 1946,
would be similarly successful.
3.
However, in all the cirdumstances,
we think that the best course is still ·
to ask the Russians to agree to the
sale of the two wrecks by the Hong
Kong Government and to the deduction
of that Government's expenses from the
proceeds,
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