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self-defence, yet such purchase is severely restricted.
Then the robbery took place at Too Yee Swee's house,
the police proceeded to the seem and fearing that the robbers
might have left behind dangerous wessons, they made careful
As Too said
search, as they were in duty bound to do and discovered
sergral foreign guns and a thousand cartridges.
that he had no import permit, the police thought he was breaking
the regulations and they therefore took the firearms and
cartridges to the Police Station. Their action wes the
result of their proceeding to the house when the robbery was
reported to them and was not a case of searching the house for
no reason. There is therefore no question of jurisdiction.
In taking away the arns and ammunition, the police acted in a
similar way to the Customs when they confiscate smuggled arms
For concealment, as well es smuggling, is a breach of the
regulations under the Treaties, the confiscation of smuggled
arms by the Customs does not necessitato any reference to the
Consul, po why is there any necessity to report to you when
the police removed Teo Yee Swee's arms? I am therefore
unable to assent to your request to return the arme.
ith regard to your statement that the police brutally
ill-treated Teo Yee Swee, I have instructed the Chief of Police
to make further enquiries end on no account to gloss anything
over Pending the receipt of his report, I have the honour
to send you this reply.
I have eto.
COrmissioner for Foreign Affairs.