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MARGIN.

NOTHING

TO

BE WRITTEN IN

THIS

Registry No.

J.C.S.B.

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FOREIGN OFFICE,

August 1945.

M.

DEDIP

Despatched

TOP SECRET

212

Draft.

Washington

Telegram.

No.

Date.

Cypher.

O.T.P.

Special Political Distribution.

Repeat to

Chungking DEDIP

No.

Mr. Dening, Kandy. DEDIP No.

Copy in draft to Mr. Gent (C.o.) Lt.Col. Nangle (War Office) under cover of 1tr for

r concurrence

Copy as eventually despatched to

Colonial Office

(Mr. Gent)

War Office

(Lt.Col. Nangle)

Lt.Col. Sheridan

C/O Room 17 JCWble Beanwell-

178 R2918

My immediately preceding telegram

(Hong Kong7

2.

According to information provided by

the U.S. Chiefs of Staff to the British

Chiefs of Staff at the Potsdam Conference,

an offensive is contemplated by American

trained Chinese Forces in the direction

of Canton and Hong Kong in the fairly

near future. Matter is therefore urgent.

Both the British G.0.0. in China

and General Carton de Wiart have formed

the impression that General Wedemeyer is

personally opposed to any action by the

British in China directed to the

re-occupation of Hong Kong. This makes

it all the more important that we should

assure ourselves of the support and

cooperation of the U.S. Government before

approaching Chiang Kai-shek.

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