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Dear Price,
Foreign Office. 8..
17th August 1945.
The Chiefs of Staff will neve seen Chungking teler m O. 946.
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We do not ourselves us anytning derogatory bout signature by the Calanse reresent: tive se itness. Ia fct, as the surrender is to be to Aquirsi Harcourt, it would appear to be inappropriate for other Allies represent:tives present to sign in any other capacity then es witnesses.
3. We deve seen the instructions to Generals Acdemeyer and MacArthur contained in J.S.K. 17 and note that, subject to receiving the all-clear from General Rodcmeyer, General MacArthur is told to arrange for the surrender of Hong Song "to the British". Tais seus caigorical enough, but we observe from J.S.4. 16 that President Truman has been told by Chiang Aci-shed that the latter agrees to Gelegate his authority to sccept the surrender of Hong Kong to. British Comenadert.
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seems iaport:nt therefore to know in exactly net terus the Japanese Commander in Hoag donį will be instructed to surped or by General Order ND.A. It is conceivable that the lastruction might be to surrender to the British Conder as the delegite
Colonel C.5. Price,
Chiefs of Steff Socrat.rist,
C binet offices.
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