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spread of Comunit
propaganda in
the Colony, end in particular to
guard against the use of Hong Kong by
Communist Agents as a centre from which
to organise subversive activities in
South China. ibbon wood work in this,
connection has e done by the polit
branch of the Criminal Intelligence→→→
Department of the Police since its
orgeniontion in 1931, Some difficulty
has however, been experienced by the
Police in obtaining information regarding
the presence and whereabouts in the Colony
of aliens whose activities are open to
suspicion and it is felt that the legisla-
tion now introduced will facilitate the
observation of such persons while causing
the minimum of inconvenience to aliens
resident in the Colony whose bona fides is
beyond question.
3. The S. of S. would be glad to be
furnished with any observations that Sir
John