CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946 — Page 194

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Mr

3.M. Ambasseuor,

Chungking.

Telegram.

No.

Date.

Cypher.

0.1.2.

Repeat to

Washington

No.

Ch. 4. Staff

to the

/Dening, Knay,

No.

Cabinet Distri-

bution.

Aguid

TOP SECRET

MOST IMMELIATE.

with FD

フェ

$10/23/8

August 1945.

My inmoaistely proveding telegram.

195

18

We should prefer to take no official

cognisance of the statements vae in tais pross

message, but they make i: all the more essen-

tial to clear up the position ith Chiang Kai-

snek without delay. The instructions

referred to in paragraph 7 of my telogram

No. 967 were of course given on the assumption

that Hong long would be surrendered to &

See

mediatal, poté hal and to th I leave you to handle the utter

British force only seat to a tel

rel

4

in Charm

wh. contamin

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you think "best. But it seems essenti:l that

Chiang Kai-shek should inform both you ena

General Wedemeyer with the least possible

delay (on preferably in each other's presence

in order to void possible misunderstunaings)

that he accepts our ssur ncos Rai that so

fur as he 13 concerned the way is clear for

the issue by General MacArthur of the

necessary instructions for the Japiness in

Hong Kong to surrender to the Commander of

the British Naval Force.

7. Since above was drefted I nave

received your telegram No. 909 to which

reply ill follow 23 soon as possile,

:)

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