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To: C.T.F.111.

C.T.G.111.2

Rptd: C. in C. B.P.F.

S.A.C.S.E.A.

J.S.M. Washington

General Carton de Wiatt.

From: Admiralty

IMMEDIATE

A11613A/Sept.

Date 1.9.45.

PERSONAL from Chiefs of Staff,

A.M. 311334 not to C.T.F.111.

EIG

Following has

been sent to Ambassador Chungking from Foreign Office, No. 1032 dated 31st August. Begins:

Your telegram No. 987

W

We much regret Chiang Kai-Shek's attitude. feel that, in the circumstances, we should be fully justified in proceeding as originally planned but, as already stated in my telogram No. 1002, wo are aiming at a solution which will leave no rancour on either side. Instructions are accordingly being sent to Admiral Harcourt to sign not only on behalf of His Majesty's Government but equally on behalf of Chiang Kai-shek as Commander-in-Chief, China thostro. Please inform Generalissimo accordingly and add that we shall in addition be glad, as we have already said, to welcome a Chinese Officer and an American Officer also to be present at the ceremony.

2.

Ends.

Further instructions as to date of Hong Kong surrender will follow. For your guidance this will probably be 5th or 6th September but will depend on outcome of negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek.

3. Admiral Fraser is requested to ask General MacArthur forthwith to confirm that instructions envisaged in his message 241505 August have, in fact, been issued to the Japanese. If they have not, he is to press for an immediate order to be given to the Japanese. Admiral Fraser should also ask to be informed of exact torms of the instructions issued to the Japanese.

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