CO129-629-5 Purchase of the Law and Sayer picture collection by the Government of Hong Kong 1-6-1951 - 31-12-1951 — Page 59

[4566) Wt. 32483 800 100m, 11,48 C.N.1 d. 743

0.

54471/51

C. D.

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr...

Mr..

Mr.

Anderson 31/

Hall 3.fx fjs.

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Your Reference.

Fermt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

2 DRAFT.S

J.J. Sloss Esq. C.B.E., M.A., Address at (6)

FURTHER ACTION.

(4)

5- NOV 1951

(6)

Thank

you

for

your

letter of the 29th Oct.

We think it is

in

h

arrange

insuring of

the pictures

good idea to bring Grimwood

the shipping

As regards the Sayer collection, what

Grantham wrote to us

h

I have asked M' Sloss

is

as follows

to negotiate

on

this farts

behalf with Messrs Law

"1

Sayer

He also

says

that it

is understood that Sayer is willing to accept

an offer of L· 1,000 for his collection,

but he does not

Say

that final agreement

has been reached.

be

Sayer

as

a

well,

I think it might

therefore, for

for you

explain that that

the matter for H.K.

let

Concerned.

K

You

to write to

are

handling

ask him to

so for

as

he is

the positing split the pictucer bother

know how ex

Lox

be collected and so forth.

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