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Public transport has again been normal this morning having stopped at 21.00 hours on the island yesterday. There has been one case of intimidation reported and

there is no doubt that considerable apprehension is building up among transport workers about the present trend of events.

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There have been a total of thirty-two arrests

on the island during the last twenty-four hours. Two of these had been wounded by gun fire and one by falling off his motor bicycle. There were no police casualties.

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The Communist press today gives prominence to protests about the arrest of the N.C.N.A. reporters and alleges deliberate police action to damage Communist premises. Right-wing papers unanimously call for stronger Government measures.

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There is every indication that the Communist plan to continue with and extend their present campaign of violence with the police and public transport as the main targets. They obviously believe that these tactics

have given them the initiative which they intend to exploit.

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