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No. 1, which is to be issued by General Ho as the
Generalissimo's representative immediately following
the Nanking surrender. This General Order No.1 is an
adaption of the provisions of General Order No. 1 to
be issued by direction of the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers, immediately following the overall
surrender at Tokyo. Copies of this information will be
furnished to General Pn, or other authorized represen-
tative of the Generalissimo. General Hayes has been
furnished a draft copy of the proposed General Order No.
1 to be issued by Gener 1 Ho at Nanking.
3. Airfield and Port Facilities.
The British
authorities at Hongkong will make available to the
Chinese authorities airfield and port facilities for
staging troop movements in the redeployment of Chinese
forces for the occupation of Japan, Formosa, or points on
the coast of China and Manchuria. There may be many de-
mands for the available facilities; the reponsibility
for allocating priorities will rest with the British
authorities, (subject to the provisions of paragraph 9,
below).
All troops arriving in Hongkong area will be
self-supporting in food.
4. Japanese Ships. All Japanese ships cap-
tured or taken over by the British in the Hongkong
waters are to be turned over to the Chinese. The Chinese
will release to Admiral Harcourt, during the period of
his need therefore, such shipping and port equipment as
required