CO129-591-16 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements in the event of the collapse of Japan 3-8-1945 - 1-8-1950 — Page 14

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Foreign Office, No. 899

M.E. Dening Esq., C.M.G., O.B.E., No.126 HUB.M. Embassy, Washington, No.21

G.O.C.

General Carton de Wiart, Naval Attache

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lila injecty's Embassy Leam that Dr. 7.V. Doong

has been informed by the United Utaten Seoretary of state

nshington of the nation contemplated for tho regoV MEY

in

of liong Kong by a British Naval Perod.

The "besay have been instructed to inforva Hia

Fanellamay the President of the Republic of China that

the British service authorities concerned have been given

the appropriate instructiona, in order that full militery

co-ordination may be affected beforehand with the Chinone

High Corwinnä on operational matters connected with

aesistance and support through the Hong Kong mewn to Ullinone

and United states ibross anɛnged against the enemy or

involved in securing the surrender of Japonese forces in

contiguous arena,

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PRITI SVET, CHINOZIM.

27th August, 1915.