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(iv) On October 11th a signal was received from .1.3.
at sea on anti-piracy patrol, stating that there were probably as many as 6 pirate junks at the Northern end of DEP BAY. They were said to be armed and in considerable strength. 3 L.C...'s with Corm ndos and cir support wore ordered to proceed to the area, but the operation was postponed for 24 hours es it was considered posi le that the junks might belong to friendly Chinesu. However, upon receipt of the report referred to in (iii) above, the force was despatched to 3A KONG HUI, where it landed and proceded Northwards. On the beach to the seaward of SHA HONG HUI were found 2 pirete junks and one motor boat, and some suspected pirates. One junk and the motor-boat, being both armed nd rnoured, were taken :longside
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#TELP They wore found to contain a large assortment of looted gear including cons of Goverment petrol. Another junk hulk was loft
shore filled with looted furniture as bait. The prisoners numbering 12 in 11, are not in lice hands (together with the bullet-proof plates removed from the craft), and from investigations which have boon carried out it appears that they are querillas who were being employed on nolice duties until they could be ropl cod by British forces. However, a further check-up is being m: de.
(v)
Two strange junks visited TAI STA island on October 14th and uncuired about the strength of the garrison at S.I KUK, It is thought that they were pirates.
(vi) On October 16th Car. GICK's party reported searching ɛ junk in TAIXO and finding on board arms with licence. The junk captain was taken into custody by o.1 Condo,
5.
JAALUM DEFENCE OF THE COLOIT.
in exaustive survoy “Í J“ nusu gun positions and defences of the Colony at the time of the surrender has now ben completed by the Army. Results show that the Japanese largely disregarded the British defence system, which is allowed to fall into a st to of disrepair. low diggings coma ndmost of the roads and bunches which would be suit. ble for landings. The majority of their work w. c rried out fromthe middle of 1944 omurās, work still being in progress at the time of their surrender,
During the past week the chock and appropriation of captured Japanese var material by the Chin.se Military Delegation hs continued.
6. POLITIC RE R
modified form of politic 1 warfare commenced over last vock-end with the distribution of 4,000 Japanese language nous digests among the Janose 1.0. 's and internees in the Colony. The J. panege are.llowed to listened to TOKYO and MANILA radios and have already bugun to issue a news summary in the camps.
7. AIR INTELLIGENCE.
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Operational trolls against piratos vore commenced on October 1st by No. 132 Squadron, R....F., based at FAI TAK, 15 Spitfires and 20 pilots. No incidents have so far been re orted, the m in difficulty from the point of view of the pilots being pirate recognition.
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