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(C) TWO VERY SHORT PROPAGANDA DEMONSTRATIONS, WITH GONGS AND DRUMS
OUTSIDE A PRISON TO WELCOME THE RELEASE OF TWO UNION OFFICIALS
IMPRISONED FOR CONFRONTATION OFFENCES. THESE DEMONSTRATIONS
APPEAR TO BE A FURTHER ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE MORALE OF LOCAL COMMUNISTS
DURING THE CURRENT C.P.G. NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS.
CD) TWO STREET INCIDENTS WHICH BROUGHT IN THEIR WAKE THE INEVITABLE
CROWDS SEMICOLON IN BOTH INSTANCES CROWDS GATHERED AND, APPARENTLY
INCITED BY PRO-COMMUNISTS, ELEMENTS HARRASSED GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
ABOUT 150 PERSONS, SOME WEARING MAO BADGES, PROTESTED OUTSIDE
A HAWKER CONTROL FORCE OFFICE WHEN A HAWKER BECAME ILL AND COLLAP-
-SED SHORTLY AFTER HIS ARREST. A SECOND CROWD OF ABOUT 500 FORMED
AT THE SCENE OF A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BETWEEN A POLICE VEHICLE<
AND A LORRY USED TO CARRY MAINLAND PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, THE NOISY
GATHERINGS, DISPERSED WHEN SMALL MOBILE PATROLS ARRIVED SEMICOLON
THESE DID NOT HAVE TO DEPLOY.
(E) THE DISCOVERY OF FIVE 'HOAX' BOMBS DURING THE WEEK. THESE
THE FIRST FOUND SINCE 19TH AUGUST, APPEAR TO HAVE
OBJECTS,
BEEN PLANTED BY INDIVIDUAL MILITANTS PROBABLY ENCOURAGED BY THE
CURRENT NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT
THESE INCIDENTS MARK THE START OF A NEW CAMPAIGN OF COMMUNIST VIOL-
ENCE.
(F) THE RELEASE OF AN EMERGENCY DETAINEE ON 27TH SEPTEMBER (TELEGRAM
NO. 2034 REFERS) SEMICOLON THERE HAS BEEN NO REACTION TO THE
RELEASE APART FROM ROUTINE PRESS COVERAGE. THE SERVING OF AN ORDER
FOR A FURTHER DETENTION ON ANOTHER DETAINEE ON THE SAME DAY HAS NOT
YET BECOME KNOWN IN LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES.
CG) CONTINUED GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS ON THE LAND FRONTIER
SEMICOLON ON THREE OCCASIONS ON 28TH SEPTEMBER CHILDREN IN SHA TAU
KOK C.T. THREW STONES ACROSS THE BORDER, TWICE AT A POLICE/MILITARY
PATROL AND ONCE AT A GOVERNMENT BUILDING. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. THERE
HAVE BEEN RECENT INDICATIONS OF FRICTION BETWEEN C.T. CIVILIANS
AND C.C.A. PERSONNEL IN THE BORDER AREA SEMICOLON A DEPARTURE FROM
THEIR NORMALLY FORMAL BUT REASONABLY GOOD RELATIONS. THOUGH THE
REASONS ARE UNCLEAR, THIS FRICTION COULD RESULT FROM AN APPARENT
TIGHTENING OF C.C.A. BORDER CONTROL WHEREBY CIVILIANS ARE BEING
SUBJECTED TO CLOSER MOVEMENT CHECKS, INCLUDING BODY SEARCHES.
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