CO129-627-4 Argyle Street explosion- correspondence on claims and enquiries 1-6-1946 - 31-7-1951 — Page 43

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27/10

this. S. Abrahams 27/10.

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us.qs.

Lour Office

FURTHER ACTION.

Remic. I month-

v. min. 23/10

Copy w/ copy (4), t Sow. HK LF. for informe

3.98

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

31 OCT 1949

25/Damages / 34.30 (6.C.)

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Your Reference..

Sir

I

am etc. to refer to

an

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(4) letter of the 204 August amarning

claims arising from in Hong Kong

in

explosion

Janmary, 1946, &

the Ammy

to inform

to request you to regret that he is unable to

Corail that he c

the assumption in

paragraph of that lette.

Creech Gines

accept

the

Mus.

thind

is advised that para. ONE (2) of War Office telegram

01733 of the 19th Fehmary, 1946,

be held to apply

Cannot

such clarins

it's wording.

the

use

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for damages,

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since

in particular

the words

bills and

"transactions, makes it clear that-

che paragraph

is intended to

nefer

to acomnts rendered

or to be

rendered for goods supplied, nimey

advanced

and

services performed;

this view

is

supported by

the wording of the telegram

a

whole, which clearly relates

to financial matters in

the

normal sense, & does not extend

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