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TOP SECRET

CIPHER TELEGRAM

GUARD 156

332890

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This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased.)

From: Britmis Chungking

To:

The War Office.

1.2.1

Recd:201740 Jul.45.

D.T.0. 200900 H.

IMPORTANT.

0/0114 Cipher 20 Jul.45. TOP SECRET.

GUARD repeat GUARD.

F44491

Ref your 58502 (M.0.12) July 9th. ho hace,

Have discussed question with Ambassador and General Carton de Wiart and we are agreed project suggested is not now practical. Following represents our combined

opinions.

1.

Project is closely bound up with American attitude

still tending to harden towards British military organizations in China. Americans regard China as their theatre and

barely tolerate our presence here at all.

2.

They are in any case extremely suspicious of our activities and I face continual crises, obstructions, pin pricks and the like.

Hitherto these difficulties have

2.

been mitigated by a policy of complete frankness with

Wedemeyer on the part of General Carton de Wiart and myself.

We are both completely committed to keeping him informed of

all (repeat all) we do in the military field. On any other basis we would have had to close down completely some months ago.

3. We both have gained the impression that Wedemeyer

is personally opposed to any action by the British in China

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