CO129-622-4 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 28-1-1949 - 16-2-1950 — Page 76

Mr.

Corporation

I the settlement

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. Hsu was to inform his Company of this proposed by

War Office, proposal and, sinee Nothing further

(and)

the Contation in

has been heard it is presumed that they

still awaiting a decision from the Chinese Ministry

of Communications.

5.

further

At

As a result of the meeting at the war office

on the 12th August it erged that, besides the claims for £323,689 covered by Vouchers 003, 004,

additional 006, 007 and 008 and the further £29,769 covered

by the missing voucher 005, the Chinese had

(to the Hong Kong qvemmine presented/a much larger claim for £942,449, said to be detailed on Vouchers 009, 010 and 001, in respect of railway materials which, though not specifically requisitioned, were, by order

of the Hong Kong Government in 1941, prevented from being removed from Hong Kong and thus lost when the Colony fell. Hsu was informed that

The Colonial Office nor/thie Department-

neither the War Office

seen it.

had received copies of this larger claim",

which in the war office view is in any event

not likely to eoneern them.

be glad to know

I should however be grateful for further the position regarding the clarin information about this claim and the action

being taken thereon.

the

Ir has been stated

ち by Mothadon olo. here'

Jarding Engineering Corpnation

behalf of the Chinese rémisting

J Communication

At the meeting of the War OfficeTh. 1tsu engined what hard happened dont this clamin He was