CO129-622-6 Claims of War Supplies to Eastern Group Supply Council 21-1-1949 - 23-12-1949 — Page 84

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for the net sum you would be justified in pursuing the claim against the

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Government of India, but on the information before me I do

not feel able to take the matter up with the Commonwealth

Relations Office with a view to their approaching the

Government of India on the matter.

In your despatch No.235 of the 29th 1tember, 1948,

you referred to a charge amounting to

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the $15,119/in respect of the difference between cost of certain

stores delivered to the Government of India and the net

proceeds of the remittance received from the Government

of India. It appears that the Government of India effected

settlement for the War Supplies account for September, 1941,

by purchasing bills from Thomas Cook & Sons, Delhi, drawn

on Thomas Cook & Sons, Hong Kong for the amount of

Rs. rupees 9,09,134-13-9. It was not possible for these bills

to be met during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and

they were accordingly transmitted to the Hong Kong

Government Accounts Office in London for retention until

such time as they could be presented in Hong Kong. It

appears from your despatch that on presentation they

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realised $15,119 less than the amount actually due to the

Government of Hong Kong. Any claim which the Government

of Hong Kong feels is still outstanding on this account

appears to be one for consideration by the Government of

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India and I am not clear on what grounds the-unofficial members of the the Finance Committee consider that the

charge should now be met by H.M.G.

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