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ask General Gairdner to ascertain the exact
terms in which General MacArthur proposes to
amend General Order No. 1 in relation to Hong
Kong.
5. We presume that the Chiefs of Staff will
arrange for Rear Admiral Harcourt to be inform-
ed of the substance of Foreign Office telegram
uchunghay
984/and of Chiang Kai-shek's eventual reply
and
to the suggestions made in that telegram;
that they will be sending him instructions as
to the exact procedure to be followed (includ-
ing the form of any document) on the occasion
of the surrender.
6. I am sending a copy of this letter to
. Gent of the Colonial Office.
Ab
• Aug. 77/45.
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