CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO. 785
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TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
20 JUNE 1968
CONFIDENTIAL.
ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 785 DATED 20TH JUNE,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO POLAD SINGAPORE AND PEKING.
MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM: CHEUNG SHA WAN.
DURING THE NIGHT 15/16 JUNE AN URBAN SERVICES WORK PARTY REMOVED TWO
PORTRAITS OF MAO, RED FLAGS AND A QUANTITY OF PROPAGANDA MATERIAL
FROM A CORNER OF THE PLAYGROUND WHICH HAD DEEN THE FOCUS OF COMMUNIST
DISTURBANCES. THESE ARE NOW HELD IN THE LOCAL POLICE STATION AWAITING
CLAIMANTS.
CO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO PEKING AS MYTEL. NO. 298.
SIR E. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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