CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946 — Page 54

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Date 8. 9. 45.

Recă.

1145

From

INDOMITABLE

C.C.M. Nav. Gen. by W/T

Addressed c.c.o. Sydney

IMMEDIATE

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Your 061936. This reencyphers my 071225 and my

All times Z. Begins. 021215 which repeats my 021101.

N.A. Chungking info Admiralty C. in C. Britpacflt, C. in C. East Indies. From C.T.G. III.2.

Following for General Hayes.

Your 010730 paragraph 2 noted. It is hoped to have all the Japanese in the bag and disarmed in the course of the next two or three days in which case there will be no

Cancel paragraph hurry over the formalities of surrender. one of my 010639. Ends.

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Note: Originally received incomplete as 021215

1st S.L.(3)

D. F.S.L.

N.A.D.F.S.L.

V.C.N.S. A.C.N.S.(F A.C.N.S. (H) Parl. Sec. Sec.

P.A.S. (L) D.O.D.8 D. C. (2)

D. of P.(2) D. of P.(Q) (3) Ha. of M.(35) D.N.I.(4) D.D.I.Č.(2) Ad. Blake C.o.w.c.0.

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