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TELEGRAM

Prard Reply to Chungking No. 827

cy her (OT)

Addressed to:-

H.M. AMBASSADOR

CHUNG SỐNG. No874

Repeated to:-

(Kangy) N0340

S.E.C. and WASHINGTON

No08345

Ang 13

Most Immediate

MOST IMMEDIATE

TOP SECRET

GUARD

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Your telegram 827. Your

paragraph 3.

247

It is matter of great importance

to transmit to Gimson message in my

telegram 859 by any means available to

you, and if there is uncertainty as to

capacity of B.A.A.G. for this purpose

you will no doubt consider any

alternative reliable means.

2. We are endeavouring urgently to

secure consent of American Chiefs of

staff to detach British naval force

from British Pacific Fleet to steam

for Hong Kong with instructions that

Flag Officer commanding this force

should immediately on arrivul assume

full powers of military aŭministration

in Colony. If Gimson has been able to

assume governing authority before this

force arrives Flag Officer Commanding

will carry with him instructions from

Secretary of state for Colonies to

Gimson to hand over to Flag Officer.

3. If it should happen that an

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