CO129-628-14 Compensation- requisitioned railway materials and stores 1-3-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 20

[45657 Wt. 32483 800 100m. 11 48 C.N.Ld. 743

54447/5/51

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CO.

Mr.

Anderson 9/8. Mr. Hall 9/8 8/5

Mr...

Mr.

Mr.

Fermt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

120/ Overseas/3410

Your Reference 120 / Overseas / 300

DRAFT.

Lt. Col. G.V. Seymour, O. B. E,

Address at (6)

(67

Thank

hr

you

(5)

in reply

to

your

14:8:51.

see

(8)

letter of the 30th July,

mine of the 10th, about the HK.

Gart's claim in respect of requisitimed railway

materials.

You ask again for "particulars of the

disbursement of the £105,000

suggest that the

production of further details shud be a fairly simple

matter.

I quite agree that in most cases

be, wapter to partner Hever behind barss

it wi

but not

in this one.

As

H.M.G.

you

know,

were unable to

(15)/50

FURTHER ACTION.

affard H.K. protection against the Japanese

a

consequently many of the Colony's records were losta during the Japanese occupation.

unreasonable, but

I do not wish

may

I ask if you

to seem have taken full accent of H.K. Saving No 862

of the to 11th August, 1950,

was enclored with

(16)/5.0) 25th Aug., 1950.?

(15)/50

a copy of which

letter to

dated the

my

you

This saving contains the basis of the Hive claim for £105,000 and makes it apparent

/thank

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