Ext 4003/43 'Retention by Messrs Keymer Son and Co of services of Mr George Savery –q[uestio]n of deferment of call up' [‎8r] (15/24)

K3YIHR, SOU & CC. , LTD.,
.(!)
Effingham House, .'j?undel Street,
London, ft. 6, 2. 8th- <&i2y , 1943«
Your Excellency,
-/L J
Ir. George 3avery»
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We have written to
the above matter, and we
the 3Cth June and of the Board T s reply*
-
t he Han ’ r oweif CpL^ard inf regard t o
enclose "copies of-'iiujy letter of
While-earefu] not to involve 1 'Yoiir Excellency in any
“way, v/e- felt that we must leave r no stone unturned, leet
_ the authorities should blame us“later on and say «hat"if
we had only put the natter in -its proper li^ht deferment
or exemption ni ;ht have been granted.
,7^-are now faced- with the difficult position which
ill arise from Hr* Savery’s immediate cdll-up;' in vis*.;
of his personal knowledge of the past history and”pro-sent
-ve
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be a considerable handicap to us in dealing with the great
variety of business dealt with here for your Govern, ent*
Hany projects are on hand, including- propositions for
the supply and installation of textile, cement, oil and
pumping plants, anc road-making, as well as electrical
extensions and -the improvement and development of the
existing facilities for making explosives and manufacturing
munitions of war; to say nothing of plans for the encourage
ment of cottage industries on a broad basis* All these
projects should develop continuously, even where war
conditions prevent the immediate execution of many of them.
These matters are of first importance to the National
development of Nepal, and in view of the outstanding
services rendered to the British Government by your
Country we ask Your Excellency to consider whether it would
be possible to approach the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. or foreign Office,
His Excellency
General Shingha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, IE 3.
Nepalese Legat ion
12a, Kensington Palace Gardens,
W. 8.
explaining/
-j* , etc.