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CIPHER TELEGRAM

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This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased.)

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C.4.4/3.14/17 EC 1945

D.T.O.

061720

Desp: 062245 Dec.45.

IMPORTANT

From:

The War Office

To:

C. in C. Hong Kong

6

Dec. 45.

SECRET

1.

88170....cipher C.A.4.

/ F8094/1147/10.

Ref our ciphers 78230 of 6 Oct. and 79408 of 13 Oct. re appointment

of CHANG HU-SEN as representative of Chinese Ministry of Information

resident in Hong Kong.

2.

Foreign Office have now obtained promised details re Chang's

career but they also understand from Chungking that Chang left there

for Hong Kong on 28 Oct. Following details may be of value to you.

3. Chang graduated at Shanghai. From 1943 44 he was representative

of Fukien Kuantung, Foreign Affairs Bureau, and from 1944

45 he

was in a similar capacity at Canton. He is moreover well known to

our M.O.I. representative at Chungking who considers that he will be

*

helpful and co-operative.

4. Realise information in para 3 above reaches you after Chang's

arrival but please now state whether you have any objection to

Chang's appointment.

5. Foreign Office are confirming with Chinese authorities that

Chang will be attached to Chinese Consulate General.

C.6(Telegrams)

Copies to:-

D.C.A.

D.D.C.A. (M.G.)

C.A.4.

Foreign Office (Mr. Sterndale Bennett)

(Mr. A.L. Scott)

Min. of Information (Mr. Vere Redman)

(Mr. Gent)

(Mr. Galsworthy) (Tel Sec. (15))

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