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particular question of "hangover" stores.

fully realise the difficulty in all the

I

circunstances in arriving at even an approximate

estimate of the amounts involved both on this

particular point and on the points referred to below

but nevertheless it is essential that such an

attempt should be made in order that both

Goverments may be aware of the approximate amount s

involved in a settlement.

3.

keceipts by the Government of Hong Kong

in respect of BA supplies, and from the

supplies referred to in the previous paragraph,

probably cannot be separated from a strict

sccounting point of view, from receipts from the

sale of mapplies purchased with the assistance of

His Majesty's Government "loans in aid" subsequently

converted into a free grant, referred to in

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

1948.

far as information on the above points

is available in this country the position appears

to be approximately as follows 1-

Aa

(1) Cost of relief stores

supplied from U.K.

during the B.il.A. period

(The item of "Siam zioe

(11)

£794, 123-11-7" on the enclosed statement includes a man of £516,700 as the value of the "Siamese free rice" referred to in para, 4 of this savingram).

Oost of relief stores mapplied from Usta

£ (millions)

subsequent

2.7

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