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    　范文1：短装索赔

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    　短装索赔

    　第FA1770854号销售确认书项下1500箱蘑菇罐头，由"永丰"轮于9月10日运抵，提货时发现少了145箱。轮船公司告诉我们只有1355箱装上船。

　　 由于短少数量大，请在交付最后三个品种时，将这145箱补交。请你们核 对一下，是否1500箱当时在装运港全都装上了船。

　　 电复。

　　 SPECIMEN：CLAIM FOR SHORT WEIGHT

　　 Dear Sirs,

　　 RE:CLAIM FOR SHORT WEIGHT　1500 cartons of canned mashroom under the contract No. FA1770854 have been shipped to Anterwep by "YONGFENG"steamer on 10th Sept.when taking the delivery,145 cartons have been found missing. We were told by the shipping company that only 1355 cartons had.

　　 been shipped on the steamer.Because the weight is short in large quantities,please make up a deficiency of 145 cartons of the missing goods when you deliver the last three items. You are kindly requested to check whether these 1500 cartons of mushroom.

　　 were loaded on ship in whole at the port of shipment.

　　 please reply by cable.

　　 Yours truely,