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Roosevelt said that there "was no doubt that China
had wide aspirations which included the re-occu-
pation of Manchuria and Korea" (Doc. D, p . C-25). 0
3. Dairen
President Roosevelt and Generalissimo Chiang
discussed the future status of Dairen, then in
Japanese hands The President suggested that Dairen
be (converted into a free port at the end of the
war, indicating that this arrangement would permit
the Sóviet Union to have access to a warm-water
port in the Far East. The Generalissimo indicated
his agreement with this proposal, provided that the
U.S.S.R. cooperated with China in the Far East and
provided that there was no impairment of Chinese
sovereignty (Docs. U, W, AA, pp. C-74, C-75, C-80) o
4. French Indochina
President Roosevelt stated at Cairo that the
status quo ante in French Indochina was not to be
restored. The President wanted to put this territory
under three commissioners -- Chinese, British, and
American (Doc. H, p. C-36). In reply to a point-
blank question from the President, the Generalissimo
stated that he did not want Indochina (DOC. P, p. C-65).
5. Hong Kong
General Stilwell recorded a conversation with
President Roosevelt at Cairo on December 6, 1943 in
which the latter outlined his plan for the return
of Hong Kong to China, which would then make it a
free port (Doc. P, p. C-65). In January 1945 the
President informed the British Colonial Secretary,
then in Washington, that he had discussed the question
of the future status of Hong: Kong with Prime Minister
Churchill at Cairo. The President stated that he
had suggested that Hong Kong be returned to China,
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and that Generalissimo Chiang 'or his successor"
in three days time could declare Hong Kong a free
port open to the entire world on equal terms
(Doc. V, p. C-75). The President did not
how the Prime Minister had received this proposal
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