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IMMEDIATE
From: A..S.S.U.
To
: G. H.d. S..P. A.
5383
28th August, 1945.
Personal for General Gairdner from
General Ismay.
The Foreign Office would like to know in exactly what terms the Japanese Commander in Hong
ong has been instructed to surrender to the British Commander. They are particularly anxious to know whether the British Commander is referred to as Delegate to the Generalissimo.
2.
If you can conveniently get this information, please telegraph it to me as soon as possible.
Circulation
Foreign Office First Sea Lord C.I.G.S.
C.A.S.
S.of S. Dominions
S.of S. Colonies
Defence Office
T.0.0. 2817472
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