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• General Lu Han, commanding officer of Chinese occupation force in northern French Indochina, arrived in Hanoi, Tonkin by aircraft and established his headquarters at the Governor General's Palace. One of Lu's first orders was to summon Ho Chi Minh for a meeting, planning for the maintenance of peace. Fearful that the Chinese would buy up all the Vietnamese grain with over-valued Chinese currency, Ho pledged that he would ensure ample deliveries of grain to the Chinese occupation force, thus eliminating Chinese purchases. ww2dbase [Hanoi, Tonkin | CPC]
• British Major General Douglas Gracey, tasked with taking control of southern French Indochina from the Japanese, met with French commissioner Jean Cédile. He had no plans with meet with any Vietnamese political leaders. ww2dbase [Cochinchina | CPC]
• Viet Minh forces in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina struck against the Vietnamese Trotskyist leadership, using police forces to place them under arrest. This was effectively the end of the Trotskyist influence in Vietnam. Many of the arrested would be executed. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchina | CPC]

• A memorial for Subhash Chandra Bose was held in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Subhash Chandra Bose | Tokyo | CPC]

• USS Whale arrived at the Panama Canal Zone. ww2dbase [Whale | CPC]

• USS San Diego arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [San Diego | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | CPC]
• USS R-5 was decommissioned from service at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. ww2dbase [R-5 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | CPC]
• USS Washington departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. ww2dbase [Puget Sound Navy Yard | Washington | Bremerton, Washington | DS]

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