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POSSIUTE FORMS OF ANACK OPEN 24. FFY

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Infiltration of large amicora of agents into the Chinese population to organise civil unrost and boycott, also to carry out attacks on the ropean population, essential services, military duet. "lations and blocking roads, etc.

Interruption of l'ood and other supplies to the Colony from China, to lom! weight to the political campaign for I Dovey of HONG KONG.

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ATTACK

C' all foras of attack (D) above 1: the most likely and at the same tine is the most difficult to meet. prevent control of the movement of rinse to and from the Colony and

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at the present moment entries into TONG KONG nxcoed departures by about 3,000 Chinoso per month. Before the war figures of half a million per month to and from the Colony were recorded.

2.

Even if treaty rights gave control of immigration it would still be difficult with the British Forces available to control the entries of agents as large mmbers could be landed by sampan while analior numbers would cross the frontier on foot. and including light machine guns and small mortars can be smuggled into the Colony in large quantitic.. keeping with the Chinese character and history.

Further, this form of attack is in

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Attack (A) and (B) are only likely in the future if open hostilities break out with the Central Government, as their armies are the only forces well equipped with modern arms, including aircraft and transport. These weapons would not in all probability be available to a Provincial War Lord, should one rise in Southern China to challenge the rule of Chiang Kai Shek.

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Attack (C) is a possibility in a small scalo at any time, if only conducted by Chinose pirate gangs in search of loot. in the event o♬ (D), (E) or (^) occurring a number of attacks of this

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