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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
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FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)
D. 27th April, 1950
R. 27th
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07.15 hrs.
RECEIVED 27 APR 1950 COLONIAL OFFICE
PFIORITY
No. 456
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Your telegram No. 608.
Following for Follows.
Brief summary of savingram No. 38 despatched is as follows:-
S. of S.'s paragraph 4: yes but basis of assumption likely to be challenged in courts.
2. No further vessels salvaged (see Jolly Memorandum included in your Appendix B).
one).
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4.
No rehabilitation claim yet. (But Yaumati Co. preparing
Legal position: as in the opinion (Appendix B) but need
for further consideration in London.
5. No further information (see Jolly Memorandum Appendix B). The information given in Allen Report was result of joint research. As you know, to fill in gaps pointed out by Allen would have necessitated enquiry which might have caused increased number of claims, and pressure for settlement before issue cleared, which event we, of course, had been expecting from month to month.
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