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Registry Number

188

10.5

7921/1147/10

FROM Major Smailes (C.A.4. War Office) No. CAI/BM/379

Dated 2nd Oct.,1945. Received

in Registry 5th Oct.,

1945.

F: China.

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CHINA

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OCT 1945

appointment of Chemise Mo. I. Future of Hong Kong. upresentaties.

114

Refers to Foreign Office letter of the 13th September, (F 6355/1147/10). Ministry of Information are dealing direct with Colonial Office on this matter. War Office is only concemed to secure agreement of SACSEA and Commander-in-Chief Hong kong before positive action is taken.

Last Paper.

F7896 F6385/11/467/10

References.

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(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

Yeh Rushing

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CO (Miss Reeston)

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CAH (wo) Out 18

(Action completed.)

3/11/45

(Index.)

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M.o. I. reprezentatives is as

The position about the appointment of Chineze Dregards Rangoon (American & Cleinere siquests), Goot of Burma are being consulted (F6639/1337/61 and 7257/1147/10).

As

regards Singapore, no action seems to have been taken on our letter. I have reminded Miss Ruston.

As regards Hong Kong, see Mix Ruston's Cetter. If the 11th October attached. We know now that a Mr. Chang Hu-seng is being appointed (see Dr. Yeh's letter to Mr. Redman of 17th September in F 792.87/147/107). WO. are only concerned that tin Ctte (like ṢACSLA.

in the case of Singapore) is consulted - see F 7921- 8094: they have not telegraphed to SACSEA. TO. now engine of us what we know of Mr. Chang Hu-seng and his intruded functions. We coul) ass thungshing about this but we already know from Chatel. 1023 (F6355 / 1147/10) that the Chinese Mo. I have in mind "The "particular purpose of informing Chinese residents & past and present events in China" and in the same telegram Cks suggested that we accept such repp. "on our own terms?" I accordingly put it to miss

Ruston that Co. sh'l discurs with Mo. I. and

lay down terms on the lines of the agreement for the Press Attache's office at Chungking in 1942, and that we would engine from the

engine from the hutasey what they knew of th. Chang Hu-seng if Co. wished but

that they might on reconsideration necessary, more particularly since

flave it unne

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