CO129-622-1 War damage compensation- U.S.S.R. claims 25-5-1948 - 22-1-1949 — Page 61

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Thank y for your letter of the 24th tu, ust from witch I art led to learn that the troublé some cage of the Soviet stueruips "RO

You may "SUZ GEROZ has moved one stage further. certainly take it that from our point of view there is no objection to the sale of the vessels by the Pussians (a) because we have no status to interveno until such time as we crit l'ability for the clair and (b) because title in the ships would still remain with the Russians even 12 we a reced to rḍmit the claims all that would happen in this event would be that we should become entitled to any proceeds the Russians obtained for the sale of the ships.

I am sending a copy of your letter to our Representative in Fong dong, in order to keep him advised of the 1 test position. Iere lit le surprised to see that you have some doubts about the right of the local overment to detain the saips in order to reimburse thens.lves for expenses incurred, because nhoulé Lave expected them to Leve olther a nover to tain, on a tower to sell.

1 opier o recoup thone:lves. This, however, A mer on en only the Colonial advice, n in this connection I shall be interested to lean in due course carlett's no-action to your lett to me o" the 3rd Au ust, in wich T

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