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No. 290 No 203
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Following from Prime Minister for Prime Minister,
Begins.
Ae soon as Japanese surrender has been accepted by Governments, the Allies will be faced with many tasks resulting from Japanese capitulation. We trust that we may rely on your assistance in these, and indeed we regard your assistance as indispensable. The proposals set out below are to be regarded as replacing the suggestion for a British Commonwealth force dealt with in telegram D. No. 1330 snd connected subsequent telegrams -
2¢ The taske confronting us are: **
(a) The re-occupation of key areas of occupied territories, in order to secure effective control and to enforce the surrender and disarmament of the Japanese armed forces.
(b) Earliest release of British and Allied prisoners of war
and internees.
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a)
Participation in occupat ca of Japan.
Protection of British interests in China.
(e) Ending our state of war with Siame
Subject to your agasement, we suggest that plans shall be made on the following assumptions on poltoy:-
(a) The South West Pac: fle area Wall Cass to British and Australian Commend.
(3) 16 is highly impor en' that Bellagh Commonwealth forces should accept the surrender of Hongkong at the earliest possible date.
(e) A Boy Wish Commonwealth forda dur 11 take part in the occupation of Japan. We suggest kat 1t should be formed from ons brigade group each of Australian, Br. Cash, British/Indian, Canadian and New Zealand troops, with a bactical air force contingent. Questions of command can be dealt wi'a separately,
May we have your very early agreement in principle to these euggestiona?
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