CO129-622-3 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 19-1-1948 - 31-12-1948 — Page 46

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EXTRACT FROM SAVINGRAM NO.699 OF 20TH OCTOBER 1948 TO SECRETARY OF ST.TE FOR THE COLONIES FROM THE GOVERNOR, HONG KONG.

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5. Apart from this, certain pre-war balances, totalling approximately $3,000,000 have been recovered and will be transferred to revenue in the course of this year. It is hoped that the long outstanding accounts due from the War Office and the Governments of India and Burma, to which reference is made in your despatch No. 303, will also be paid during this year.

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