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well have opened the way to an
attempt by Chiang Kai Shek to
maintain that the British Force
in Hong Kong would be under his
command (as theatre Commander)
even after the surrender.
Since we spoke last night the 9 p.m.
news announced that General MacArthur had
instructed the Japanese to surrender Hong
Kong to Rear Admiral Harcourt and further
had intimated that Rear Admiral Harcourt
would make his own arrangements for entry
into Hong Kong. It looks, therefore, as if
the local situation is now being cleared up.
No comments yet.
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