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the claims on account of the other two

vessels. But what, if any, reply has

been received from the Russians about the

"Sergei Laso"? If none, and again

ssubject to avoidance of risk of prejudicing

the main issue, perhaps you would consider

suggesting to the Embassy that an answer

might be asked for. (You will note that

this charge on account of the "Sergei Laso"

is included in MacDougall's letter of the

25th May, though the period to which it

relates is there not made clear. It looks

as though Hong Kong intend to include

the amount of this charge in deducting

their expenses if the "Svirstroi" and

"Simferopol" are sold, so we ought to

find out now what view the Soviet

Government take about it).

5. The Soviet claim to compensation from

Office on the British War Risks Insurance/is not,

I think, a matter with which the Colonial

Office is concerned. It does not seem

however that this issue need affect the

steps proposed in paragraphs 3 and 4 above

and I hope that Haigh, to whom I am sending

a copy of this letter, will see no

objection to your now taking action on

those lines. As was done in the case of

your instructions to the Embassy on the

28th July 1947, perhaps, if you see no

objection, you would let me have a copy

of the instructions which will now be sent

SO

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