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CMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES GTATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION INFO: S U RP-26-Z Chungking via Army This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated August 21, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (CECRET") REC'd 3:15 a.m. SEcretary of State DECLASSIFIED Washington E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1372 BINETHU NARS Date 7-25-75 US URGENT 1414, August 21, 8 a.m. TOP SECRET EYES ALONE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE The Generalissimo has asked me to forward through you the following urgent Top SECrEt message from the Generalissimo to President Truman: "TOP SECRET My dear Mr. President: on August 20 I received the following memorandum from His Excellency the British Ambassador in Chungking: "His lajesty's Embassy learns that Dr. T. V. Soong has been informed by the United States SEcrEtary of State in Washington of the action contemplated for the recovery of Hong Kong by a AND RECORDS = SERVICE" a British naval force. The Embassy TOP SECRET