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vis à vis both of the Japanese and of G ́neralissim. Chiang Kai-shek and General Wedemeyer to ensure that the surrender at Hong Kong is made to the Officer Commending the British Naval Force detailed for that purpose.
A telegram of this kind secus all the more necessary in view of reports in today's press
(Daily Telegraph) that the terms of surrender now being negotiated by the Chinese military sutnorities at Chinking include a provision for the occupation of Hong Kong by Chinese forces and thet & Chinese Army spokesman has acciared that the Chinese High Command assumed responsibility to accept the Josonose surrender there.
We feel thet so for as possible the question of the mong song surrender should be kept on the military plans where the United States are concerned, though if the Chiefs of Staff occide to not us recommended above we should be prepared, 17 they so wish, to Instruct 44..Embussy at Washington to inform the State Departaent of the communication made to the United States Chiefs of Staff.
A copy of this 1 tter is being sent to the Colonial Office.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) J.C. Sterndale Bennett.