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CO 537/1260

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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CO 537/1260

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Please note that this copy is supplied subject to the National Archives' terms and conditions and that your use of it may be subject to copyrigh

restrictions. Further information is given in the enclosed Terms and Conditions of supply of National Archives' leaflet.

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(E) Infiltration of large numbers of agents into

the Chinese opulation to organise strikes, civil unrest and boycott,

(F) Interruption of food and other supplies to the

Colony from China, tu lend weight to the political campaign for recovery of Hong Kong

1 ROBELE FORMS OF AT, CK

7. As regras (..) (including mining) and (B), wo have clrondy said in paragraph 2 above that the possibility of a major war Lutwoon China nad ourselves in negligible, and, therefore, . direct assault by land could only came from a Provincial War Lord should one arise in Southern China to challenge the rule of Chiang Kai-Shok. flodern weapons would

not be available to such a loadur and a direct assault by his forces would be ill-organisca. The possibility of such an attack occurring can be excluded so 1 ng as a varrison of approximately its prosent size is availille as a deterrent. If, however, the present rizon voru ne uced to n more token force for wrd utics, utc., n attempt by a Chinn Lord to force his way cross the frontier could not be excluded.

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min to place Individul raids by piratus for purs mil continually even in ponce time, but are likely to incruene in the event or (..), (3) or (F) occurrinɛ.

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..tt.ck (D) is likely to affect the frontier uroe, and communications with the colony in Chinusu territory (un 15% the Canon-Kowloon railway, rather than in the colonial territory itself. For this reason, and because in the ovent of civil war thero le lwys he possibility of an influx of armed desurtore, strong military and police patrol of tho frontier would be necessary.

10. Or all forms of tt.c () carried out in conjunction with (1) is most likely, und in also in kouping with Chinese charcetur ad history. is type of rttack is also the most

difficult to meet. The movement of Chinese to am from ong Kong cannot be rperly controlled nd, us an oxample, Chinosc entrics into the Colony a the present amunt excold deperturus by about 30,000 pur month. It would not be difficult for tho Chinuse to match this influx with the smuggling-in of lengo quantities of smell aras tad li ht morters.

INTELLIGENCE CRO. IS.TION

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.. regards C.-in- ong Kong's recommendation rogurding en intelligence or 'ninilon, cho nguc tri a coint Intelli once

Civil authoritics Committee should be adat:iuod in ons; on;*;

To reruu that to be represented :s well as the three Servicus. services of reliable ents for reporting from the mainland are essential, and wo sume that they will be operated by an appropriate scoret organisation. We suggest further that close liaison be maintained with .. Consul-eneral at Canton and H.. Embassy in Chin: by the appointment wither of an Embassy official to be attached to them!! Kong Government, or of a lison officer who would travol b.tvcen liong Kong and the Chinese capital.

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