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(Sent 10.15 p.m. 3rd Sept., 1945.)
D. No. 1622 TOP SECRET
03.1
My telegram 1st September D. No. 1611 paragraph 3.
Hong Konge
His Majesty's United Kingdom Ambassador, Chungking spoke as instructed to Chiang Kai-shek, who expressed "Gratification at this offer of satisfactory settlement", and undertook to nominate one Chinese and one United States Officer to attend signature of Japanese surrender at Hong Kong. Time and date of this ceremony is not yet definitely fixed but Chinese Government have asked that it should not take place until after main surrender ceremony for China theatre at Nanking,
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Chinese Government have officially iinvited a British officer to be present Nanking ceremony and General Hayes (G.O.C. British Troops, China) has been appointed to attend.
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Copy to:-
Cabinet Offices
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C.O. 1.0.
Sir E. Bridges Gen Jacob
Mr. V.W. McVittie
P.S. to Secretary of State Sir A Cadogan
Sir B. Newton
Mr. C.B.B. Heathcote Smith Mr. J.C. Sterndale Bennett Mr. G.E.J. Gent
P.S. to Secretary of State
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