CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949 — Page 71

[456B) Wt. 32483 800 100m. 11/48 C.N.Ld. 748

54460/49.

DRAFT A.

C. O.

Mr.

Palmer 2/4

Mr. Wallace 5/4

محل

Mr. Dawson Paskin

Down Pozuten 14/

Dawson 16/4 fs

Mr.

Mr.

DRAFTS,O. LETTER

Your Reference

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

See (18)

3875

For Mr. Dawson's signature.

G. MITCHELL, ESQ.

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(10)

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(12/48) (12) m 18895/17/48

FURTHER ACTION.

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(25/40 2

8/49) 18895/7/48 and (8)

Dear Mr.Mitchell,

Thank you for your letter of the

29th March regarding claims arising out

of the work of the Hong Kong War Supplies

Board. Since I wrote to Keswick on the

27th January, the Department has been

giving further examination to this

problem with a view to ascertaining to

what extent (if any) liability can be

considered as resting on either H.M.G.

or other Governments. This has proved

a considerable task.

2. You are, I assume, aware of the

payment of £150,000 made by the Ministry

of Supply on the 25th March, 1948, for

credit to the Hong Kong Government in

respect of stores supplied to the

Eastern Group Supply Council.

3. As regards the claim for

$3,410,744 (£213,172) in respect of stores

supplied to the Government of India in the

last months of 1941, it appears that

liability for meeting this particular

claim may be on the Government of India.

We