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HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telegram Unnumbered
UNCLASSIFIED
Press.
3 September, 1967
031430 Attention Glover.
Three soldiers - a sergeant and two corporals
were injured when a crude home-made grenade was thrown from the Chinese side of the border and landed on the Army Observation Post at Shataukok early this morning.
Just before the incident a search-light was
turned on at the other side of the border.
The injured Gurkha soldiers were taken to the British Military Hospital for treatment.
normal.
The situation on the border soon returned to
Later at about ten o'clock, an off-duty Police Inspector was attacked by two men with a triangular file outside a building in Ferry Street, Kowloon.
assailants.
His service revolver was snatched by the
There had been no other incidents in the Colony
apart from these two since midnight last night.
O.A.G.
Sent 1434 3 September
Recd 07102 3 September
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