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strict accounting point of view, from receipts from the

sale of supplies purchased with the assistance of H.M.G.

"loans in aid" subsequently converted into a free grant, referred to

in paragraph 3(b) of my telegram No. 456 of 16th April 1948. So

far as information on the above points is available in this country the

position appears to be approximately as follows:-

A. (i)

Cost of relief stores supplied from U.K. during the B.M.A. Period

(The item of "Siam Rice £794,123 - 11-7′′

on the enclosed statement includes a sum of £516,700 as the value of the "Siamese free rice" referred to in para. 4 of this savingram).

£ (millions)

2.7

(ii)

Cost of relief stores supplied from U.K. subsequent to the B.M.A. period which formed part of the stores to which reference is made in para. 2 of this savingram.

.9

(iii)

Cost of relief stores from Australia and India in both periods

(For details, see enclosed statement)

.6

4.2

B.

C.

Cost of relief stores purchased with assistance of H.M.G. free grant of £3,250,000 referred to in para. 3(b)

of my telegram No. 456 of 16th April, 1948. It is assumed that some estimate can be given of the amount involved.

Total

Receipts from sales so far paid over to H.M.G.

(a)

(b)

credited to B.M. A. a/cs if the forinted

See para. 8 of Report on

B.M.A. accounts enclosed in your despatch No. 270 of 20th Nov. 1947 - $25,310,081 Part of

related to local purchases; suo poreammallly related 15

this

credited to Colonial Office (£1,497,690 see my savingram No. "Accounts" of 19th April, 1949).

20

X

£4.2 + x millions

47

(ay) £1.5

(1)

€ 1.5

£3.0 millions

4

55217/6/17, 47

(14) on

1062 Accts

It is appreciated that some supplies may have been

•

Curd

given away without charge and some may have been sold at Government use sume were retained for less than cost price, but I should be grateful if you can

give any estimates of the amount at B above and any general

indication of the amounts which go to make up the difference

between the total of A + B and C above.

there

Esses and

were

unsintable

inertable

supplies;

(28A) and (34) and (42) on 55413/1/48

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