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this is a Category & dan
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The amour g
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these claiming
in respect jeden placed vehalf of the Eatin
1/48 S Supply Conn
shown in qua despotich no. 151 the 28th Jan, 1948, $6 $601,026
601,026 (₤37,
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(£37,564).
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the loss to be borne by the claimants themselves.
In your despatch No.15 of the 28th January, 1948,
paragraph 6 you accepted the suggestion that these
claims should be rejected on the understanding
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that settlement of Category C claims should be
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made on the basis of 55% of the amount involved as
mentioned in paragraph 5 of my despatch No.400 of 1947.
neur & the point below).
EQ
I will deal with that latter point in the next para,
of this despatch
In your despatch No.227 of the
m) Ir
Tormitory
30th September 1947 you referred to
to similer/estegories
of claims against the Government of India
to $2,896,301 (£181,019), and against the Royal
Air Force
Airforce of Singapore amounting to $45,320 (£2,833) and against D.A.D.O.S., Haykay (details not spfeifert,
In view of my comments above, however, as regards about
that
this category of claims, I fear that I would not
consider I
not
should be justified in pressing the Air
Ի
Ministry to accept the claim against the R.A.F. Singapore
in asking
er to ask the Commonwealth Relations Office to take
or in pressing the up the matter with the Government of India in respect Air Ministry accept the claim against the RAF. Singonne, of the claim amounting to $2,896,301, In the same.
hat in the circumstances I'm will
a dimblem
despatch you referred to a claim against the D.A.D.O.S.,
Faction in me
+the
Change
regard the claim agains Hong Kong of which no details were given, In view, however
D.A.3.0/8
of my remarks in this paragraph of the despatch I
assime you agree that no further action can be taken
4.
in respect of this particular claim
In paragraph 5 of my despatch No.400 of the
refening dresired to the claims (Category "") 24th December, 1947, I referred to category Celaims
relating t
relating to advances made by local European firms to
Chinese contractors to assist the latter in purchasing
materials I said
for
manufacture In that despatch I stated
that I was inclined to the view that these claims should
very much be met up to 25% of the amount involved. I regret,
however, to inform you that the Ministry of Supply
unable
ave
do not seem able to agree to any payment whatever on
account/
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