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Mr. Balfour
No. 5799
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
FROM WASHINGTON TO FOREIGN OFFICE
D. 9.58 p.m. 23rd August, 1945 23rd August, 1945 R. 5.50 a.m. 24th August, 1945 Repeated to Chungking
IMMEDIATE
New York Times reports "Secretary of State Byrnes announced last night that the question of Hong Kong would be discussed at the next meeting of the Big Five in London. This and the Chinese preparations to occupy Hong Kong surprised the British Goverment which had planned to send forces to recover the colony.
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