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used to effect a thorough search for enemy arms etc., before an inventory is handed over to us.
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to China?
Under what category will enemy resources be turned over
All installations constructed by the JAPANESE army, navy ir force, all vehicles, ships and planes originally belonging to the enemy, and all enemy munitions will be turned over to us. specific reference, however, is made in the memorandum in connection with JAPANESE owned merchandise.
Is the area of HONG LONG closely marked so as to
enlighten our acceptance of enemy resources?
No
The area, according to the declaration made on the "Surrender Day", September 16th, is described as including that held under JAPANESE COMANDERS All enemy resources formerly held by the JAPANESE ARMY, NAVY and AIR-FORCE under COANDERS OKADA AND FUJITS will be ours.
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Is there any estimate available with regard to the quantity of enemy resources that will be turned over to us?
It is at present hard to make an estimate without obtaining the results of the BRITISH investigation now being conducted by the BRITISH GOVERMENT and the checking made after the investigation by the CHINESE Authorities.
EONG KONG?
Is a conference being held to discuss the Status of
Whether such a netting is now being held I have no definite knowledge. However, from general observation and from the facts hinted by the papers, the HONG KONG problem night have been touched upon. It is quite possible that the problem will be a subject of discussions by the Five Ministers' Conference. the present what they have been discussing is mainly concerned with affairs of Europe.
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To what extent has the BRITISH GOVERMENT helped us to get hold of the enemy resources that are in HONG KONG?
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HARSHAL PAN emphatically admitted that so far the BRITISH GOVERNMENT had, in connection with this turn-over" problem, given us every possible help for which we feel deeply grateful. Apparently the acceptance of the surrender of enemy troops in the vicinity of KOWLOON has not been completed. So it is not meet for me to make further comment upon this question.
The authority to accept enemy surrender in HONG KONG.
As regards the authority for acceptance of enemy surrender in HONG KONG, MARSHAL PAN said, "Acting under authority of the BRITISH GOVERNMENT and GENERALISSINO CHIANG KAI-SHEK, the Chief Commander of the China Theatre, COVERNOR RCOURT accepted the surrender of the HONG KONG J. PAISE troops. The BRITISH wished to retake HONG KONG ́as it was snatched from their hands by the JATANESE. Aguin, strategically HONG KONG and KOWLOON were during the hostilities a part of the CHINA THEATRE and so the coNI LUNDER concerned was the right man to see to the surronder. BRITAIN and CIA are ALLIED NATIONS, arrangements were consequently made that GOVERNOR HARCOURT represented COANDER CHIANG KAI-SHIK to accept the surrender of HONG KONG enemy in exactly the same way as GERAL MACARTHUR acted as a representative for Allies other than AERICA to conduct the Surrender Ceremony at TOKYO.
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