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[This telegram is of particular secrecy andį should be retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on.] [The text of this telegram must first be paraphrased if communicated to persons outside British or United States Government service or if retransmitted in a cypher system other than 0.T.P.]
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Sir H. Seymour. No. 1464A.
CABINET DISTRIBUTION
FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
12th November 1945.
Repeated to Hongkong.
IMPORTANT
D. 5.58 p.m. 13th November 1945.
R. 7.55 a.m. 15th November 1945.
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My telegram No. 1453. F9833
General Carton de Wiart took this up with Chiang Kai-shek and was assured by Madame Chiang Kai-shek on his behalf on 10th November that instructions had already been sent to the Chinese authorities in Hainan. It now transpires, however, that the Chinese authorities here are in some doubt whether Chiang Kai-shek's writ runs in this area and that in any case owing to difficulties of communication the message had only got as far as Canton. Signal received from Hongkong this morning confirms that Sunderland is still detained at Samur.
2. Permission is now being sought to send a British man of war from Hongkong to Hainan to enquire into the position and Chiang Kai-shek's staff officer has given the asurance that the answer will be forthcoming this afternoon.
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