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Revised passage to replace par graphs 32 and 3

of draft telegram to Pr.sident Truman.

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I am in general agreement with your

rder which is now being excuined in detail.

Mernwhile I have the following commento cbout

Hongkong.

3. Chiang Kai-shek is claiming that

Hongkong is in the area in which Japanese

forces are to surrender to niw rs Generalissimo

of the China thertre.

While as are proposing.

to inform Chieng Kel-shes that we shall wel-

come the presenc of e represent:tive of his

on the occasion of the acceptance of the

surrender of Japanese forces in fongaonɛ, Ke

Cannot accept any interpretation of beveral Order No. 1 as meaning that Hong Kong, which is British hibridi

ressida "dITHN EXITIE is wichuded in the expressin "within China"

As has already been notified to the

Joint Chiefs of Steff sad the Chinese Govern-

ment, & British Neval force 1s 1 on its

way to releuae Hongkong from Jo

enese 30CUDE-

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tion, to bring aid to prisonere end interness

situated

in the Colony and to restore

It may be that

the British administration.

the Japanese contenders on the spát any rozgord

Hongkong As being within Chine", and I

therefore request you to instruct the Allled

Suprese Commander, General of the Aray MacArthur,

to order the Japanese High Commard to ensure

that the Jesenege local coaurnders In the

British Colony of Hongkong shell Surrender to

the Commeager of the British Goval force on his

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arrival.

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