CO129-591-18 Liberation of Hong Kong- arrangements for Japanese surrender 15-8-1945 - 19-4-1946 — Page 68

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DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH ITS CONTENTS

TOP SECRET

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WARNING: This is an unparaphrased version of a secret cypher or confidential code message, and the text must first be paraphrased* if it is essential to communicate it to persons outside British or Allied Government Services.

(*NOTE: Messages shown as having been sent in a One-Time Pad: "O.T.P." are excepted from this rule.)

0106392/September

97525

Date 2.9.45 Recd.0532

From C.T.G. 111.2

I.D.C. BY W/T_T/P

Addressed N. A. Chungking.

Repeated Admiralty C. in C. B. P. F. C. in C.East

Indies.

IMMEDIATE.

Following for General Hayes from C. in C.Hong Your message of ( 30th/31 st) received very

Kong.

corrupt.

2. In the interests of public security the surrender must be signed as soon as Japanese can be put in the bag (corrupt group) days.

3. It is not my intention to hand over any Japanese equipment without instructions from Chiefs of Staff. All stores and all stocks of food are urgently required here.

4.

No further comment can be made until a more coherent copy of your message is received.

01 0639Z

/ Could read 300531(no trace in War Registry)

Note: This message was received on 2nd September undocyphorable. Koy to decypherment recoived on 10th September after numerous requests for repetition.

1st Lord

1st S. L. (3)

D.F.S.L.

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

V.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S.(F)

D.of P.(Q)(3) Hd.of M.(35) D.N.I.(4) D.D.I.Č. (2) Admiral Blake

SEC.

Parl.Sec.

MEG

78

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

JODIES

safirsity 15.

War Cen War 3

Office

Air Minis

Foreign Office

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