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POSSIBLE FORIL OF IMACK OPEN TO THE EMY.
(A) Direct assault by lard on the Frontier of the New Territories.
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(D)
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(D)
(E)
Jight air raids on the civil population, Part or Military installations.
Light raids by sen a cut;ing villages oto. - coupled with riracy on local shipping.
Infiltration of larg. mmbers o' agents into the Chinese population to organiso civil unrest and boycott, also to carry out attacki on the European population, essential services, military Lutallations and blocking roads, etc.
Interruption of food and other supplies to the Colony from China, to lol weight to the political campaign for rood ery o? HOT G.
Korching on the Coley of a Guerilla Army as the result of intonal urast or alivil war in China,
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07 all forms of attack (D) above in the most likely and at time in the most difficult to meat. Treatios with China
control of the movement of Minese to and from the Colony and
at the present moment entrier inte, H10U KONG oxceed departures by about 3.,000 Chinese per month. Before the war figures of half a million por month to and from the Colony wre recorded.
2.
Even if treaty rights gave control of imigration it would still be difficult with the British Forces available to control the entries of agents as large mumbers could be landed by sampan while smaller numbers would cross the frontier on foot. Similarly arms up to and including light machine guns and small mortars can be amuggled into the Colony in large quantities. Further, this form of attack is in kouping with the Chinese character and history.
3.
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
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a Provincial War Lord, should one rise in Southern China to challenge the rule of Chiang Kai Shek.
Attack (C) is a possibility in a small scale at any time,
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if only conducted by Chinese pirate gangs in search of loot. in the event of (D), (E) or (A) cocurring a number of attacks of this nature should be expected.
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