HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1537 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
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10, AT MAN KAM TO TWO BROADCASTS WERE MADE AT 0930 AND 1605
MARNING WORKMEN TO STOP WORK ON THE NEW POLICE POST OR SUFFER THE
CONSEQUENCES.
11. POLICE ACTION AGAINST COMMUNISTS TARGETS CONTINUED
DURING THE PERIOD AND FURTHER SEIZURES OF INFLAMMATORY 'MÁTTER AND WEAPONS WERE MADE.
12. FOOD SUPPLIES HAVE NOT BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE MAN KAM TO ROAD BRIDGE. NORMAL SUPPLIES OF LIVESTOCK ARE CONTINUING TO BE BROUGHT IN BY RAIL.
(PLEASE PASS SINGAPORE 396, WASHINGTON 323 AND CANBERRA 117)
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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SENT 09142/17 OCTOBER
RECD 09282/17 OCTOBER
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