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Would you ple se r fer to Fairclough's letter of 6th October, reference 54126/14/50, enclosing copies of the report of the Financial Secretary, Hong Kong, on the investigation in connection with the receipt in Hong Kong of Civil Affairs Stores shipped during the B... period. Beyond that the stores were despatched under war office a rangements (their cost being borne by the various Supply Depart. cnts) and that proceeds of sales received during the military period were
period were included in the cash accounts of 4.M.A. as revenue, the war Office has not accounted for the subsequent receipts, and I think you will agree that there can ce no question of dealing with the matter now for gresentation to P.A.. in the Army Appropriation Account. We have always understood it to be a matter between the Col ial office and the Treasury. You may, however, wish to have our comments on the latest Reports.
Having regard to the conditions obtaining immediately after the liberation, the picture as now presented would appear to be quite a reasonable one, particularly in view of the terms of paragraph of the Memorandum. whether it would be possible to obtain some sup octing evidence that certain stores and supplies were in fact appropriated by Army Formations in Hong Kong, would depend entirely u:on whether receipted Bills of Lading remain in existence at this late date, but such an investigation would entail a tre endous task and would not really get us very far.
R. L. Marris, Esq.,
Treasury,
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LONDON, S. .1.
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