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P5849! G

August 1945.

THIS

MARGIN.

Draft.

H.M.Ambassador,

Chungking.

Telegram 970

No.

Date. Aug 23

Code.

Repeat to

Z Washington

No. 8737

Immediate

NOTHING

TO

BE

WRITTEN

Mr. Dening No. 409

Sunndals

MOST IMMEDIATE.

Following Associated Press message from

Chungking, dated August 22nd, has received

publicity here. Begins.

The Chinese surrender terms to the

Japanese issued tonight disclose that Marshal

Chiang Kai-shek's forces will occupy Hongkong

and the enemy's island fortress of Formosa,

as well as Northern Indo-China and a small

part of Siam.

The British authorities in Chungking

declined to comment on the inclusion of

Hongkong as one of the areas to be occupied by

the Chinese. A Chinese Army spokesman

declared that Hongkong was in the China theatre

and the High Command "naturally assumed

responsibility to accept the Japanese surrender

there".

Ends.

زاده پر

Any 23

Cabinet Distr-

bution.

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