CO129-622-3 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 19-1-1948 - 31-12-1948 — Page 167

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Dear Dyer,

166°

COLONIAL OFFICE

Church House

Great Smith Streat 5.7.1.

28 February 1948.

laistry

You will have received from the Sourd of "rade copies of correspondence that has recently passed between Shanghai and Banking concerning the olains of the ching of Communications in respect of railway materials requisitioned

ity in Hong Kong in 1941 on behalf of the Far Office, letter to Morrison of 3rd April 1947 and Douglas Jaith'e letter to Drew of 14th August 1967 rafar.

I have had a few words with Scott at the Foreign Office on this subject, and we should both be most grateful for anything that can be done to basten a settle ant in respect of those clai s.

Yours sincerely,

Igd & WA Scarlett

1. DYR, ES,