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This telegram is of particulr secrecy and should be retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on].

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CABINET DISTRIBUTION

FROM CHUNGKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE

Sir H.Seymour

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No. 946

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26th August, 1945 26th August, 1945

26th August, 1945

Repeated to Washington

Supreme Allied Command South East Asia.

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Your telegram No.984.

Peny C.

I asked for interview with Chiang-Kai-Shek yesterday but he was unable to see me then and probably cannot today He sent a message asking me to inform him through Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of your views, and I

I left therefore communicated them to Dr.Wu last night. nothing in writing but he took full notes of what I said on lines of your telegram.

2. I cannot believe that Chinese will accept solution under which their representative is to sign any surrender documents merely as a witness, and so far as I can judge here they would have American support in resisting this proposal.

3. See also General Carton de Wiart's telegram to General Ismay No.W.1686 of today's date.

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