CO129-622-1 War damage compensation- U.S.S.R. claims 25-5-1948 - 22-1-1949 — Page 51

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

so that we may keep the Hong Kong Government

informed of developments.

(the King King Sal

6. Meanwhile, in informing them of

the receipt of the cheque, we must give them

some indication of what we are doing in the

matter of their outstanding claims and we

should also express to them our doubts about

the legality of a sale of the vessels (on the

legal justification so far communicated to us

by Hong Kong) should the Soviet Government not

agree to the sale.

Subject, therefore, to your and Haigh's

comments (which I shall be grateful for by

telephone, if this is convenient to you We

should like to send Hong Kong a savingram

as in the attached draft.

Cops 2 age. B Сорц гар

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