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Sir H.Seymour
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26th August, 1945
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Supreme Allied Command South East Asia.
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Your telegram No.984.
Peny C.
I asked for interview with Chiang-Kai-Shek yesterday but he was unable to see me then and probably cannot today He sent a message asking me to inform him through Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of your views, and I
I left therefore communicated them to Dr.Wu last night. nothing in writing but he took full notes of what I said on lines of your telegram.
2. I cannot believe that Chinese will accept solution under which their representative is to sign any surrender documents merely as a witness, and so far as I can judge here they would have American support in resisting this proposal.
3. See also General Carton de Wiart's telegram to General Ismay No.W.1686 of today's date.
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