Registry No.
HKK 1/31
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
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In Confidence
DRAFT Letter
To:-
A. F. Maddocks, Esq.,
Political Adviser, HONG KONG.
Type 1+ 6
From James Murray
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
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Kowloon Walled City
Thank you for sending me a copy of the Defence
Branch paper SCR 5/3371/60V about possible action to
exploit an emergency in the Walled City. I assume that
this is part of the contingency planning which you
mentioned in paragraph 5 of your letter Temp. Secret
31/69 of 1 October, 1969. He are not entirely elear about the statue of the present paper and It would be
マ
useful if you would bring us up to date about how far
discussion on this question has gone and what decisions
have been reached,
2. I outlined our views about the sensitive nature of
any action which might be taken in the Walled City in
Jansly my letter of 5 December. We discussed this fully with
with not the Governor during his visit, and there is no need for
Ing to go over the ground again. We are still very
in the foreseeable future doubtful whether it will be advisable for us for some
time to come to exploit an emergency situation in the
Walled City to make a public demonstration of our
authority there. Clearly if a major fire or building
collapse occurs in the area, the Hong Kong Government is
duty bound to take all necessary measures to safeguard
the life and property of the inhabitants. But anything
beyond immediate remedial measures would raise all kinds
of difficult issues; and I should simply like to repeat
the request in my letter of 5 December that we should
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