CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950 — Page 13

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Foreign Office, No.092 - 824/26

MB, Dening Rogey Ostiaffay Onlyley No.223

Brüs¬mbassy, Washington, No.19

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General Carton de Wiart

Enclosed in Despatch No.899 - 830/26

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The text of the anon of August 16th which was presented by the zoting Minister for Porolen Afinire to the Counsellor of Mis Lajesty's "ztinsay we duly curæriented to His Majesty'e coverment in the United Kingdora.

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lile njonty's Goverment have coneidsrod this SONO L'ELTŐÍRKA and raret that they ornot share the Chinese interpretation of the General order Lasued to the Allied Dupreme Damencor.

ja regards Hong Kong, the Cotornà Order provides tunt Bis reallonay The President of the Republic of China eball accept the surrender of Japanese Corenders within China.

lie cannot, in the view of His Majesty's povernment, be interpreted as including Bong Kong, a stated in the omruriention of August 15th from Hie kajesty's Arbresador ta the Latin: Minister for .nreign Affaire, Ilie injout; 'a Govermort onsider that, irrogpcative of the confines of an operational thentro, wherever a covereign Power bee mufficient forces eveilnble, it should res me ite authority and cosest Boreover Die the Japanese murrender in its own territory. Hajoety's Coverrsant feel ocafident that, no a soldier à self. His Excellency the President will understand that, na the

tuttよ United Kingdom was forced to relinquish possonalen of long kong to the Japanese, it is a matter of honour for Hilo Majoet,'e

ille Goverment to pocopt the Japanese surrender there. injusty's covarnæent would, however, welcome the propense of #køyresentative of the President in Hong Kong on the ecension of the noceptance by a British Pores of the Japanese murrenter and the trust that this ereengeant will prove matiafnotery

to the chinone Gover*Twaer:t.

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Ad regarda teigon, La Majesty'a novermant wich the Thinese dev ozrent to appreciate their stand;oint: onsider that the preasla mode in the noay'a noorandum of Pamant 26th mooord fully, in feet, with the terms of the General Order to the Allied supras Corrunder. alec, however, His injesty'e Government would be glad to walewas the presence of a Reprosentative of like Fancllongs the Fresident of Chine at

oarenone et unigon.

In this ocDE

19th August, 125.