CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946 — Page 102

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Eyreed this

with Fo this event

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9/8

WITH MR. STERNDALE BENNETT'S COMPLIMENTS.

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Sir II. Seymour,

Chungking.

No.

Dated.

Cypher C.T.P.

Cabinet dist.

Repeat to:

ashington, Mr. Dening.

HOST TENIA.

TOP SECRET.

August, 1945.

57673

of

Your telegram No. 973 för August 29th:

Hong Yong7.

It is not we who are trying to gain face.

Cr the contrary, we are making every effort

to act in complete agreement with Chiang

Kai-shek ir e matter where even without

agreement we believe that we should be acting

not only within our own rights but strictly

within llied arrangements.

2.

We are nevertheless reluctant to go

ahead as planned without a final effort to

secure agreement.

We should not wish to let

the matter rest on the basis of your telegram

55 No. 968 without any response on our side.

5610

3. e cannot very well pursue the proposal

in my telegram 1001 in face of such strong

advice from Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign

Affairs. But you should at once see

Generalisuimo personally and put to him the 57 suggestion in paragraph 3 of my telegram 1002,

representing it as a long stride on the part

The surferal is made in virtuve

of H.M.G. to meet him, in recognition not only

of his position as C.-in-C., China Theatre, but

of his operational Command of British forces in

China. he earnestly hope that he will accept

this offer.

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