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August 1945.
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H.M.Ambassador,
Chungking.
Telegram
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Date
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Mr. Dening, Kandy,
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Your telegram No. 909 of August 23rd:
Hong Kong7.
H.M.G. are of course anxious to reach a
mutually satisfactory arrangement with Chiang
Kai-shek. They regret, however, that they
cannot agree that the Officer Commanding the
British Force should act as the delegate of
Chiang Kai-shek in accepting the Japanese
surrender in Hong Kong. As already indicated,
however, they would welcome the presence of a
representative of Chian Kai-shek in Hong Kong
on the occasion of the surrender.
surrender would be accepted by
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th British Offer in Command of the British to be mated Reval Order No 1-
Force, but the Chinese officer delegated by Forces
Chiang Kai-shek would attend as the representa-
tive of the Commander of the China theatre and
the assumption that there will be a surrender
document would also sign it as a witness in
that capacity.
3. We should of course equally welcome
the presence of an American officer if the U.S.
Government were to express a wish to that
effect; and in that event we should wish hin
also to sign as a witness if Chinese representa-
tive does so.
Becken muß.
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