Telegram from Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley to President Harry S. Truman
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OCR Page 1 of 20NLT -66
P SEORET DISPATCH
DRAFTER
EXT.
ADDRESSEES
PRECEDENCE
ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE
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FROM
AMBASSADOR HURLEY
PRIORITY
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ROUTINE
RELEASED BY
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is NATIUNAL AND
THE PRESIDENT
DEFERRED
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DATE
21 MAY 1945
BASEGRAM
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DECLASSIFIED by authority of
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TOR CODEROOM
210227
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PRIORITY
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DECODED BY COOK/BALOWIN
V.I.VII P.107
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ROUTINE
PARAPHRASED
CHECKED
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BY
BALOWIN
BY
GARDNER
Initialshic. Date/. 6-73
DEFERRED
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DITTOED
BASEGRAM
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ROUTED BY BALDWIN
BY
BALDWIN
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UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED TH15 DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE.
IF O.PERATIONAL 15
CHECK BELOW
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Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP
(Use G. C. T.)
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ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT
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PART ONE 201031. PART TWO 201057. PART THREE 201118.
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FTOP SECRET AND URGENT FOR THE EMES OF THE PRESIDENT ALONE FROM
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AMBASSADOR HURLEY)
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LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN AND THE DIPLOMATIC, COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OTHER NATIONS WITH COLONIAL INTERESTS IN
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ASTA ARE ENDEAVORING TO OBTAIN THE APOINTMENT OF LORD LOUIS AS
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COMMANDER UNDER THE GENERALISSIMO OF ALL THE UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN
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CHINA. SHOULD LORD LOUIS OR ANY OTHER BRITISH ADMIRAL OR GENERAL
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RECEIVE THIS APPOINTMENT IN PREFERENCE TO AN AMERICAN IT WOULD
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CONSTITUTE AN OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOR THE HEGEMONY OF THE IM-
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PERIALIST NATIONS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF COLONIAL IMPERIALISM IN
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ASIA. SUCH AN APPOINTMENT WOULD ALSO BE A DISTINCT SETBACK FOR
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AMERCIA AND DEMOCRACY IN ASIA. IN DEAL ING WITH THIS NEW DEVELOP-
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MENT THE UNITED STATES IS NOT IN AN ALTOGETHER FORTUNATE POSUTION.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DEF INITELY REFUSED TO APPOINT AN AMERICAN
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COMMANDER OR TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THE SITUATION IN CHINA
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APPEARED TO BE APPROACHING A COLLAPSE. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE
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No. I ADMIRAL.
No. 2 FILE.
No. 3F- I OR CHARTROOM.
No. 4 SPECIAL. 50
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