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DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH ITS CONTENTS

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WARNING: This is an unparaphrased version of a secret cypher or confidential code 169

message, and the text must first be paraphrased* if it is essential to communicate it to persons outside British or Allied Government Services. (*NOTE: Messages shown as having been sent in a One-Time Pad: "O.T.P." are excepted from this rule.)

6607

SE 1945

041821 September

الله

To

C. in C. Hong Kong

Date 4.9.45

COM NAV. GEN, ELAG OFF

From Admiralty.

IMMEDIATE

Following from Chiefs of Staff.

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Reference our immediately preceding telegram A.M. 041815.

Latest Chinese requests are as follows:-

BEGINS:

(A) Ting of Surrender.

The surrendor of Japanoso Forces on Hong Kong Island to Rear Admiral Harcourt is to take place as soon as practicable following the overall surronder at Nanking of Japanese Forces within the Generalissimo's Arcas of responsibility. Date now estimated for the Hong Kong surrender is the fifth or sixth of September. The Chinese have no objection whatever to elements of the British Fleet arriving at Hong Kong before the date for surrender, landing troops on Hong Kong Island disarming Japanese, setting up Civil Administration, and taking such precautions as Admiral Harcourt considers necessary, provided the surrender is not signed until the agreed date.

(B) Military Information.

The British Commander at Hong Kong will furnish to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, through General Pan, or other authorised representative, all military information obtained from the Japanese Forces at Hong Kong. Specifically, the British Commander in Hong Kong will require the Japanese Commander, at or immediately following the Hong Kong surrender, all of the information required by the terms of General Order Number One which is to be issued by General Ho as the General- issimo's representative immediately following the Nanking surrender. This General Order Number One is an adaption of the provisions of General Order Number One to be issued by the Supremo.. Commander for the Allied Powers, immediately following tho overall surrender at Tokyo. Copies of this information will be furnished to General Pan or other authorised representative of the Generalissimo. General Hayes has been furnished a draft copy of the proposed General Order Number One to be issued by General Ho at Nanking.

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