CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
EGRAM NUMBER 2034
CONVIDENTIAL
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K..Dept.
848
Sectio COMMONWEALTH OFF...Dept.
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28 SEPTEMBER 1968
CONFIDENTIAL
ADDRESSED C.0. TELE NO,
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2034 CF 28TH SEPTEMBER REPEATED PEKING.
MY TELEGRAM NO. 1084, PARAGRAPH 2 : DETAINEES.
THE CASE FOR CONTINUING THE DETENTION OF NO. 3 AS A SERIOUS
SECURITY RISK HAVING BEEN FULLY ESTABLISHED, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY
HAS SIGNED A FRESH DETENTION ORDER TAKING EFFECT TODAY. THE NEWS
WILL NO DOUBT BREAK IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS IN THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO SOON AFTER THE DETAINEE RECEIVES HIS NEXT VISITOR.
2. WE SHALL OF COURSE MAKE NO PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BUT IF QUESTIONED
WE SHALL SAY THAT CASES ARE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED AND DETAINEES
RELEASED AS SOON AS THEY ARE NO LONGER A RISK TO THE SECURITY
OF THE COLONY.
3. NO. 1 HAS BEEN RELEASED AS ARRANGED.
FO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY
PEKING.
SIR D.TRENCH
DEPART SITAL DISTRIPULION
C.O.
T.E.D. H.K.D.
F. 0.
NEWS DEPT.
C.O.
NEWS DEPT.
D840
DEPACE DEPT.
CONSULAR DEPPY.
I.P.D
I.P.D.
PIRSOITEL DEPT,
[REPEATED AS RE`UESTED]
826
850
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