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BRITISH OWNED NEWSPAPER OFFICE RAIDED
HONGKONG POLICE SEARCH PREMISES
IDENTITY OF ARTICLE WRITER REFUSED
SERVIC
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY
POLICE RAIDED THE OFFICES OF THE BRITISH OWNED "UNDAY
HERAD
TODAY FOLLOWING THE REFUSAL OF THE EDITOR, MR. WALTER
KEATES, TO DIVULGE THE IDENTITY OF THE AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE MICH
APPEARED IN THE PAPER LAST SUNDAY.
THE ARTICLE ALLEGED THAT CHINESE GIRLS WERE RECENTLY SOLD BY
AUCTION IN HONGKONG FOR IMPROPER PURPOSES.
WHILE THE POLICE CARRIED OUT A SEARCH OF THE PREMISES FOR
DOCUMENTS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE CASE, THE STAFF
WATCHED WITH FOLDED ARMS GIVING THEM NO ASSISTANCE. REUTERS SPECIAL.
S/MAP/AEH..J
..JUNE 22.38.