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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
Cypher (0.T.P.)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)
ALLERGIORNO VARET NE ZNAKA MANTENE, CA? J
D. 23rd November, 1948 R. 23rd
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IMPORTANT
No. 1068 Secret,
(6)
Addressed to S. of S.
Repeated to Commissioner-General, Bingapore, No.118.
"Canton, Banking and 0.0.0. by savingram.
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Your telegram No. 1162.
China situation.
I do not (repeat not) anticipate refuges influx on big scale at the moment but an avare position could be changed at short notice, Those who are coming in at tho present are able to look. after themselves. If Communist armica drive through to South Chins following are possibilities -
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(a) More or less peaceful occupation of towns and
country with comparatively dow refugees contas; to Bong for ke
(b)
Repa of Bhenghat or other ofties leading to laxge zuflux into Hong Kong of tom folk from Cunton, mainly by river steamer and junk ond reikny (as long as we permit its vunning). They would probably not (reprat not) como across the border in numbers as some (corrupt group ?points) agrope the boyler eru Already controlled by Colam 1266 queri 12kg who would have 116tle difficulty in gaining contvel of border aren without disturbing local peasent population,
(e) Commurapte dele.atoly driving into long long
Merge 10:36 of vrbux pongeen in order to create chaos uzside the Colony,
Military assistance would almost certainly be required mider (c) above, as there would probably be simultaneous Communist inspired otrikes and unrest. (e) and (b), police world probably, be able to cope, mless alexac there were simultanecue Commvaist inspired strikes,
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As regards caring for Chinese refugeus, position is that sinca reoccupation a refugee population of nearby
three quarters of a million bag already been built up. Further in/luz would be an sggravation of this problem,
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