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MOST IMMEDIATE.

TOP SECRET.

Despatched

M. August, 1945.

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Sir H. Seymour,

Chungking,

Telegram.

No. 1014.

Dated. Aquor 29.

Cypher

O.T.P.

Cabinet dist.

Repeat to:

Washington Wo8978,

Mr. Dening No.

Immediate.

J.C Standal Bennell

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Your telegram No. 973 of August 29th:

Hong Kong7.

It is not we who are trying to gain face.

On the contrary, we are making every effort

to act in complete agreement with Chiang

Kai-shek in a matter where, even without

agreement, we believe that we should be acting

not only within our own rights but strictly

within Allied arrangements.

2. We are nevertheless reluctant to go

ahead as planned without a final effort to

secure agreement. We should not wish to let

the matter rest on the basis of your telegram

No. 958 without any response on our side.

3. We cannot very well pursue the proposal

in my telegram 1001 in face of such strong

advice from Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign

Affairs. But you should at once see

Generalissimo personally and put to him the

suggestion in paragraph 3 of my telegram 1002, skiing Be utmost we can do to him

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4. Since the above was drafted I have

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