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and on the Frontier of the New Territories.

tho civil population, Part or Military

outlying villages etc. - coupled with

ying.

g rambers of agents into the Chinese

Do civil unrest and boycott, also to the uropean population, essential nobllations and blocking roads, etc.

Iand other supplies to the Colony from

it to the political campaign for

iG.

Bay of - Guerills Aamy as the result of

divil war in China.

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ok () above is the most likely and at

ul to meet. Troaties with China

of eso to and from the Colony and

4 HONG KONG uxcoed departures by about

" the war figures of half a million

mro recorded.

3 gavo control of immigration it would

ish Forces available to control the

rs could be lanied by sampan while

frontier on foot. Similarly arma up to and small mortars can be smuggled into

Further, this form of attack is in

er and history.

re only likely in the future if open

entral Government, as their armies are

th modern arms, including aircraft and

not in all probability be available to

rise in Southern China to challenge

However,

bility in a small scale at any time, te gangs in search of loot. xccurring a number of attacks of this

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Finally (D) is not a probability on any soale unless

civil war breaks out in the vicinity of the Colony. At the time of writing there is no evidence of any civil war in the neighbourhood, but this may not be true for more than a few months to come. However, there are Camunist Guerillas operating small forces against the Central Government in the vicinity of the Colony, and a Communist cell exists in HONG KONG, which judged by its propaganda, is highly efficient.

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