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of 6th October, 1945.
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41. The formal surre The streets were lined vid Marine, Commando and N. Band were drawn up in «i ning was in the rem senior and distingui DD. Fisher, Rear Audi G. Bartholomew (rs.
Colonial secretary,
42. The Japanese
16 th tarber.
arranged to take place at Government House, orvice detachments and a combined Naval, Moya 1 “ward with massed Royal Marine and Comendo Pipe Pounds of Governrent House. The scene of the 30 lofty entrance hall in which vero ansabled the
ts including Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, fear Admiral Ianiel, Major General F.F. Pesting, "ir Commodore H.. Ambassador at Chun king), Fr. H. Gimson (former ladier 7 MacDougall.
tives, Vico Admiral Ruitaro Pujita and is for General Umelcichi Okaản, vere e curso from Kowloon by Captain J.A.S. Ecoles, E, and six Royal Marine Corpır 4 o shay were made to stand behind a small table a few feat away from : Mujer Livio where I, together with the other Allied official observers, ifte Star, en Iha Kuo, Colonel Adrian Williamson, A.U.S., and Captain W.B. BU, JA, took their places,
43. I instructed tih da onase to sign the Instrument of Currender, a cony of which had beza 14an be them befœchend, and to surrender the swords to ne.
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45.
boon done I signed on beinlf of the Government of the United
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I then a deset the dayɛnene to he Kowloon unde dcdc
46. After the the cageng essembled in the grounds where I inspected the Combined De The Union Juck me than ceremonially hoisted to the BOCKERAU LLLALIL LA GM 117El Anthem followed by a salute of 21 guns from H.M. ships in the da'vous and a 32y part of flaval, aireraft.
47. In the evening thare in a search light mỏ firework display by the Fleet which was excellent and peatly dolichid the local population.
(5.2.)
Harcourt
ANDER-IN-CHIEF.