CO129-629-5 Purchase of the Law and Sayer picture collection by the Government of Hong Kong 1-6-1951 - 31-12-1951 — Page 12

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COLONIAL OFFICE

Communications on this subject should be addressed to THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE and the following_number quoted..

Your Reference :..

54471/51

THE CHURCH HOUSE

GREAT SMITH STREET, S.W.1

Telephone :

WHItehall 2366. Extension

December, 1951.

Sir,

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I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th December, confirming that you have accepted the offer of £1,000 by the Hong Kong Government, for your collection of pictures, and to say that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have been authorized to pay you this sum when they have colleeted the pictures. /^

It is understood from Dr. Sloss that you have been so kind as to offer to supervise the packing of the collection and that they might go as first class freight. Dr. Sloss has been asked to inform this Office when the pictures are ready for despatch. The Crown Agents are being asked to arrange insurance from the time they leave your eare.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

It is understood tran Dr Sloss that

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you are arranging

that

to hand

you

ove

The Crown Agents

Botten a collection to Messrs Bolku Fairhead a Your the Crown Agents when this has been done.

to pay you

being

Care.

£1,000 as soon as possible after this.

are

informing being authorized

The Crown Agents

are aho

asked to arrange the insurance of the collection from the time it leaves your

G. R. Sayer, Esq.,

18, Hillside,

Wimbledon, S.W.19.