CO129-627-4 Argyle Street explosion- correspondence on claims and enquiries 1-6-1946 - 31-7-1951 — Page 49

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I as dirosted by 17. Decretary (remoti Janes to refer to your letter of the 17th Pbruary about iability for olaiss in respect of death, personal injury and damage to property arising out of a explosia which occurred at argole street, long long, on the 2nd January, 16,

I m to request you to laform the Amy Council that the fearetary of state is «ivised that no liability reate an the flung tong Oɔvemaat in tids matter since the idli tary sutinrities were at the time in exclusiwe obarge of the Cap containing the assamittion which caused the explanici She woretary of State regrete that he is accordingly mot prepared to approach the coversor of Tong Hong in the sense desired is paragrich 6 of your letter,

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à copy of this autempandnmor is being sent to the

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Your obedient mrvant,

W. 1. J. WALLACE