enquire whether we have contacted Lt. Col. Walker,
the Manager of the Railway in 1941. We propose
to do this, since it seems to havebeen
overlooked up to now; meanwhile, pending
receipt of further information, whether
from Colonel Walker or from Hong Kong, we
think it would be best to proceed with the
interim settlement on the basis proposed, leaving the suggestion that a final settlement
should be made by payment of half the claim
of £108,000 for further consideration
(together, of course, with the question of
the War Supply Board Commission, which depends
on the final value attributed to shipments of
Chinese-owned material).
3.
Paragraphs 7-9. The missing invoice
No.005, now sent, appears to us at first sight
to be on a par with the other invoices in
respect of which War office have offered
a settlement of £185,847, but you will wish
to consider it. The future of these claims
is beginning to appear uncertain with the
break-up of the Nationalist Government;
in this connection you will have seen from our telegram No. 1878 the effort which after
discussion with East in your F.1 Branch
we have suggested should be made to get
Kwok interested in these claims; this seems
a forlorn hope, but it is possible that we
may want to be able to make an offer quickly
on this invoice 005, if any offer is to be made.
22%
ot on 54660/49
4.
Paragraphs 10 12.
The invoices 009,
010, and 011, now produce in support of the Chinese
Claim
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