CO129-591-19 Liberation of Hong Kong- requests by Chinese Government before signing formal surrender 30-8-1945 - 14-9-1945 — Page 12

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Hong Kong Surrender

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After conversation with v.0.1.

Colonel

Nangle, 2.0.12 war office and 、ir Comodore Dawson, Director of Plans, Air Ministry, I have drafted the attached signal in reply to 0/2105/3 from

***/ Cartwright in Chungking. I have worded the draft

so as to explain the Chiefs of Staff archension of any signature to an agreement made la Chungking with the Chinese and mricans but, in order to obviate a possible lapasse which aight be created by a refusal of the British representative to sign an agreement in Chungking, I have amended paragraph (1) in order to safegu rd dairal Harcourt's position in this clause and also suggested that, in any case, Cartwright should only sign the agreement subject to ratification by C.-in-C. Hong Kong.

9th Sept

1945