CONFIDENTIAL
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
AUG
12
375
1967
FROM HONG KONG (O.A.G.)
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
Cypher
D. 9 August 1967 R. 9
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IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL
No.1195
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) Repeated to: Peking No.498
POLAD Singapore No.293 Washington No.250
Canberra No.72
(S. of S. please pass PRIORITY to all)
My immediately preceding telegram.
Food supplies by rail remain very small but road and sea deliveries continue to meet the full requirement.
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There have been a total of 256 bombs reported in the period from 4th to 0800 on 9th August of which only 30 were genuine. A large percentage of false reports result from deliberate hoaxes. There is some increase in the use of dynamite or gelignite as opposed to black powder.
3. The upsurge of mob activity directed once again against public transport and fomented by broadcasts from C.P.G. owned vessels could have repercussions throughout the Colony. These vessels are used mainly for bringing food to the Colony and the area is one where our main rice storage godowns are sited. There are, therefore, difficulties in taking police action both in relation to our food supplies and to the C.P.G. The frontier, however, remains the most dangerous area and much depends on how the situation at Man Kam To develops.
(Passed as requested)
(Passed to D.S.A.0. for F.E. Dept. (F.0.), Mr. Glover
News Dept. (C.0.) and Private Office for
Commonwealth Secretary)
Val
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-9 AUG 1967
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