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Revised passage to replace par graphs 32 and 3
of draft telegram to Pr.sident Truman.
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I am in general agreement with your
rder which is now being excuined in detail.
Mernwhile I have the following commento cbout
Hongkong.
3. Chiang Kai-shek is claiming that
Hongkong is in the area in which Japanese
forces are to surrender to niw rs Generalissimo
of the China thertre.
While as are proposing.
to inform Chieng Kel-shes that we shall wel-
come the presenc of e represent:tive of his
on the occasion of the acceptance of the
surrender of Japanese forces in fongaonɛ, Ke
Cannot accept any interpretation of beveral Order No. 1 as meaning that Hong Kong, which is British hibridi
ressida "dITHN EXITIE is wichuded in the expressin "within China"
As has already been notified to the
Joint Chiefs of Steff sad the Chinese Govern-
ment, & British Neval force 1s 1 on its
way to releuae Hongkong from Jo
enese 30CUDE-
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tion, to bring aid to prisonere end interness
situated
in the Colony and to restore
It may be that
the British administration.
the Japanese contenders on the spát any rozgord
Hongkong As being within Chine", and I
therefore request you to instruct the Allled
Suprese Commander, General of the Aray MacArthur,
to order the Japanese High Commard to ensure
that the Jesenege local coaurnders In the
British Colony of Hongkong shell Surrender to
the Commeager of the British Goval force on his
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arrival.
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