CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949 — Page 61

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Mr.

Palmer 2/4

Mr. Wallace 6/4

Parkin 14/4

Mr...

Mr.

C.

D. 20

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Mr.

Poynton

Secretary of State

Your Reference

DRAFT.

DRAFT C.

зора

21 APE 1949

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL

16.87

FURTHER ACTION.

(9)

sir,

1. I have, etc., to refer to my

telegram No. 347 of the 30th March, 1949,

regarding orders for stores placed with

the Hong Kong War Supplies Board.

I have given further and very careful

consideration to this whole problem in

consultation with the Ministry of Supply

and I will in this despatch set out as

fully as possible what action has been

taken in respect of the various claims,

and the conclusions that I have reached

as regards the various categories of claims

referred to in previous correspondence.

I regret that this reply to your

despatches has been so long delayed.

2. The most straightforward

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that

categories of claims are thes relating

to stores which were actually shipped

or were delivered to godown (Category "A"

claims). It is understood that the

(12) Ministry of Supply has already paid the 18895/17/48 sum of £150,000 to the Crown Agents for

the Colonies on account of goods actually

shipped or delivered into godown against

orders placed on behalf of the Eastern

Group