CO129-622-1 War damage compensation- U.S.S.R. claims 25-5-1948 - 22-1-1949 — Page 5

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do Sideboohann

spoke to

said he thought

6

about this

and

we

ought not

to

commet

ourselves

to

agreeing to

H.K.

proposal to sell

te

versels, provided only that the

legal right existed. He

that the Legal Advise

the legal

point

before

also

suggested night minute

little

more

fully

telegraph Hong Kong

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44 Hong Kong confirm that

they have the

powers,

necessary legal

we should then consider

in consultation with the f.o.

W.T.

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whether

and

M...

(a) to press the Soviet authorities again fo

re-imbursement of H.K..! expenses, indicating that the alternative will be to dispose of

the vessels

and

recoup ourselves

the Soviet authorities that HK

cheat legal

(6) to tell

propose

に

exerase

right to dispose of the vessels and

reimburse themselves for any charges

have been

incured.

which

J

agre

you

your

through the legal Adviser?

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will

with

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quee

say

amendment

whethe

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draft

and

pass to

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opinion on Boys toys law unless requested to

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do no

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