F 5589/1147/G
August 1945.
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Draft
Hi M. Ambassador,
No.
Date
Chungking.
Telegram.
Cypher. 0.T.P.
Repeat to
Washingtog
No.
Mr.Dening, Kandy
No.
Cabinet distribution.
The won
mider
for em poured for this Making
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MOST IMMEDIATE.
TOP SECRET.
Your telegram No. 909 Lof August 3rd:
Hong Kong7.
11.M.G.
are of course anxious to reach a
mutually satisfactory arrangement ith Chiang
Kai-shek. They regret, however, that they
cannot agree that the Officer Comman ing the British Force should ct as the delegate of Chiang Kai-shek in accepting the Japanese
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surrender ia dong Kong., as ziready indicated, however, they would welcone the presence of e representative of Chieng Kai-shek in Hong Kong
on the occasion of the surrender.
2. The surrender could be accepted by
the British Officer in Commenu of the British
Force [to be designated in Force to be designated in General Order No. 1.,
but the Chinese officer delegated by Chiung Kai-shek would attend as the representative
of the Commander of the China theatre ind on
the assumption that there will be surrender
witness in document would also sign it S
that capacity.
3. We should of course equally welcome the presence of an American officer if the U.S. Government were to express a wish to
that effect; end in that event we should
wish him also to sin es a witness if Chinese
representative does
SO.