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The following is an extract from a radio bulletin sent out by the State Department to U.S. Missions abroad. It is not to be regarded as official, but can be taken as a fairly accurate transcript.
"Asked whether he would define the position of the United States with regard to the future status of Hong Kong the Secretary replied in the negative. added that our position was generally as to any
Secretary territorial controversy that may arise anywhere, that it must be taken up at the Council of Foreign Ministers. As to territorial controversies arising out of the war, the Secretary added, they could be settled only in peace treaties and the spade-work of the peace treaties was to be done by the Council of Foreign Ministers. Mr. Byrnes said it was determined at Potsdam that questions affecting territories such as Trieste should be submitted to the Council of Foreign Ministers and then there was a provision at the end of the paragraph that the Council would consider any other questions that would be submitted to the Council by the several Governments. Therefore, the Secretary added, any questions of territories at all must be considered by the Council."
23rd August, 1945.
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