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on the evening and night of the 6th and 7th April.

violence was continued on the following night by hands of

youths, fortuitously gathered, who had found in the events

of the previous evening so much attraction and excitement

and so little danger that they readily came back for more.

Thereafter, the measures taken by the police, which had

generally been characterized by restraint, the introduction

of earlier curfews and the presence of military forces

proved entirely effective in bringing rioting and disorder

to an end, after a period which had seen considerable

physical damage but little personal injury.

"In our concluding chapters, we have analysed these events

in relation both to their immediate causes and the

underlying reasons which may have played a part in

bringing them about.

"We do not believe that political, economic and social

frustrations were the direct cause of the 1966 riots but

within the economic and cial fields there are factors,

to which we have drawn atention and that need to be

watched, lest they provide inflammable ruatorial which

could erupt into disturbanc. should opportunity arise in

the future."

Letailed Riew

The earlier part of the Report is a detailed review, based upon

the evidence given before the Commission of the events leading up to the

disturbances and the distrubances thersives as seen through the eyes of

police officers, newspaper reporters and photographers, bus drivers as well

as many of the demonstrators themselves

Roferring...**