CO129-622-4 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 28-1-1949 - 16-2-1950 — Page 60

120/Overseas/300(1.of L.)

Your reference: 54447/5/48

Dear Wallace,

Inspector of Lands,

The War Office,

Nuffield House,

Piccadilly,

9o. letter &

for teles, when

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AH K. (3)

28th

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London, W.1.

28 January, 1949.

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As Jefferis promised when Radford called on 24th January, 1949, to discuss the claim by the HONG KONG Government in respect of the British Section of the KOWLOON CANTON Railway, I am sending herewith copies of the signals and correspondence selected from our files. These are :

(a) Cipher telegram from C. in C. Middle East to

G.O.C. Hong Kong, TNS/76308 of 26th June, 1941.

(b) Cipher telegram from C.in C. Middle East to C.in C.

India, TNS/76307 of 26th June, 1941.

(c) Letter from Hong Kong War Supplies Board to Director General of Transportation, reference P1/55 (2) of

16th October, 1941.

I do not intend to add to what has already been written on this subject as you know the situation, and I hope Radford's visit

(51) 48 clarified the points raised in your letter to me of 31st December,

7948.

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There is, however, one matter which needs confirmation. view of your desire to placate the Hong Kong Government with some substantial proposal we are willing to increase the suggested interim settlement to the War Supplies Board from £10,000 to £12,500 as the latter figure is well within the estimate of the

W.I.J. Wallace, Esq.

/amount

Colonial Office, The Church House, Great Smith Street, S.W.1.

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