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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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94001/35/49.
Cypher (0.T.P.)
PRIORITY
FROM HONG KONG ( Sir A. Grantham)
D. 3rd December, 1949 R. 3rd
No. 1295 Secret
09.50 hrs.
Hong Kong Intelligence Appreciation for week ended
30th November.
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7. Shipping with North China remains active. Several ships have left to try to break shore blockade. Firing by Nationalists on another American freighter on 29th November is however likely to act as deterrent. River shipping with Canton still interrupted. Through passenger railways service to Canton has not yet been resumed, but a number of through wagons of coal have been despatched to Canton. Communists are making requests for a set of coaches to be released from British section to run between Canton and the border, since they are short of coaches, but this has so far been refused. Railway passenger traffic for the week ended 29th November shows a greater excess coming into Hong Kong, which reflects bad conditions in Canton.
10. Excess of arrivals over departures for week ended 27th November 1,835, Visa requirements imposed against entry of Chinese from Taiwan and Hainan has caused slight flurry, and Chinese Special Commissioner in Hong Kong has written formally notifying Chinese Government's position and stating Chinese under Peking Convention of 1898 have free right of entry and exit. Chinese Government pre however accepting the position. Some 1.800 disabled Nationalist suldiers have arrived in the Colony from Cantcll and Macao and their accommodation and disposal is creating a problem. ommunist authorities in Canton have given som; of them a few dollars and simply sent them down to Hong Kong.
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