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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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ADDRESSED TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO.216 OF 19 FEBRUARY, REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR JIC.
FOLLOWING FROM LIC WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT
0600 HOURS 19TH FEBRUARY 1968 FOLLOWS. THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES
OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN:-
CAD ONE GENUINE BOMB AND ONE HOAX BOMB. THE FORMER HAD
APPARENTLY BEEN PLANTED IN DECEMBER 1967 AND CAUSED NO DAMAGE”
OR INJURY.
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(B) VISITS BY ORDERLY UNION DELEGATIONS TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE
DEPARTMENT AND RED CROSS TO COMPLAIN OF ALLEGED POOR CONDITIONS
IN PRISONS, LIMITED VISITING HOURS AND THE ILL TREATMENT OF
VISITORS.
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(C) THE DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE COLONY OF ABOUT 1,500
NON-INFLAMMATORY POSTERS ISSUED BY THE FEDERATION OF TRADE
UNIONSCF.T.U. INVITING *NEEDY RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AT :
COMMUNIST UNION PREMISES FOR THE RICE DONATED BY THE KWANGTUNG
SUPPORT COMMITTEE. NO ONE WAS CHARGED. POLICE REMOVED ONLY
POSTERS ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
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CD) A DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY THE F.T.U. TO ALL AFFILIATED FUNFONS
TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF ALL ARRESTS, ASSAULTS AND OTHER GRIEVANCES
SUFFERED BY MEMBERS, RELATIONS AND FRIENDS DURING CONFRONTATION,
TO BE USED AS A BASIS FOR COMPENSATION CLAIMS TO BE SUBMITTED
TO GOVERNMENT IN FUTURE.
(E) THE REFPUBLICATION ON 18TH FEBRUARY OF THE THREE SUPPRESSED
INDEPENDENT PRO-COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS CTELEGRAM 206 REFERS),
FOLLOWING THE PAYMENT TO GOVERNMENT OF 54,000 DOLLARS” TO (4)
MEET OUTSTANDING FINES AND NEW DEPOSITS. THE FIRST EDITIONS,
TOTALLING 100,000 COPIES PRINTED, WERE DEVOTED TO CONGRATULATORY
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