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NLT-69 SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEVENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COMNAVGRP CHINA OPPRORIOP OP2 S. 3 ROUTINE 4 RELEASED BY THE PRESIDENT AND is DEFERRED 5 DATE 29 MAY 1945 GOVERNMENT BASEGRAM 6 7 290342 8 TOR CODEROOM PRIORITY 9 COOK/CONNORS 10 DECODED BY PARAPH RASED CHECKED ofslie, ROUTINE 11 BY BALDWIN BY GARDNER DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BALDWIN BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY BALDWIN 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS AOMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 282000 NCR 4215 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 PART 1 281820 NCR 4028 22 PART 2 281912 NCR 4184 UNCLASSIFIED 23 PART 3 282000 24 NCR 4215 25 26 (CONNAVGROUP CHINA PASSES THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TOP SECRET ren THE 27 EYES OF THE PRESIDENT ALONE FROM AMBASSADOR HURLEY) 28 29 30 AFTER CONFERENCES WITH 80TH BRITISH AND RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS HERE I 31 AM ASSURED THAT FOR THE TIME BEING THEY ARE DIRECTED TO SUPPORT 32 33 THE UNDERSTANDING WE HAD WITH CHURCHILL AND STALIN WHICH IS (i) TO 34 UNIFY ALL THE ARMED FORCES OF CHINA UNDER THE NATIONAL GOVERMMENT 35 36 37 AND (2) TO ENDORSE THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE AND TO 38 SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A FREE UNITED DEMOCRATIC GOVERN- 39 40 MENT IN CHINA. 41 WE HAVE TWO MAJOR PRESSING CONTROVERSIES AFFECTING THE PRESENT 42 43 MILITARY SITUATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY AND IMPERIAL ISM IN 44 45 ASIA THAT ARE STILL UNSETTLED. THESE CONTROVERSIES INVOLVE HONGKONG 46 47 AND INDOCHINA. EVENTS THAT MAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY INDICATE THAT 48 YOU WILL SOON BE CALLED UPON TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS PERTAINING 49 No. I ADMIRAL. 2. No. 3F- I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 SECRET 52 COPY NO. Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret" instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations OPNAV 19-78 282000

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