CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL
M. Carle
pain
1303472 November
620
From: CINCFE
To: MOD UK
Defence Canberra
NZ Defence Wellington
Info: CINCME
CBF Hong Kong
BDLS Canberra
BDLS Wellington PRODROME Djakarta
UK REP KL
UK REP Singapore
AUSTDEF Singapore
Date:
13 11 67
Recd: 05432
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TLL/SEACOS 162
For CDS, Chairman COSAUST, CDS NZ Sitrep 13 Nov 67
1.
Hong Kong
RECEIVED IN ARCHES No. 63 14 NOV 1967
HUA 1/1
2.
A. Bomb incidents. The number of true bombs planted during the week dropped to about 5 a day but the number of hoax and false bombs was above the average. On 8 Nov police shot and killed 1 of 2 Chines males planting a bomb in Kowloon. They also killed the ringleader of the crowd which subsequently assembled. A second bomb thrown near the crowd injured 4t.civilians and 8 palice.
B. Border. There have been. 2 incidents of stone throwing at Sha Tau Kok at members of bomb disposal team dealing with bombs. 9 Nov. The Hong Kong Chinese civilian injured by mine on 14 Oct (correct SEACOS 156 para 1 B (Z)) and treated by the Chinese at Shum Chun hospital was returned to Hong Kong
Deployment
Navy.
HMS MARYTON left station 8 Nov en route to UK, HMS CAMBRIAN, INTREPID and ZEST joined station on 8, 9 and 12 Nov respectively.
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