364/
INWARD TELEGRAM
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (0.A.G.)
JUL
1967
12
3
5
G
En Clair
D. 31 July 1967
tt R. 31
0925Z
IMMEDIATE No.1140
RCF
Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) Repeated to: Peking No.465
POLAD Singapore No.274
Washington No.243
(S. of S. please pass Washington)
Sitrep as at 31 1600.
Bomb throwing at specific targets has now given way largely to the planting of bombs in public places aimed at terrorising the general public. Five Communist reporters, including one from the N.C.N.A. have been arrested for trying to incite a group of teenagers. The border has remained quiet with only sporadic stone throwing incidents.
2.
There have only been isolated incidents of crowds gathering unlawfully. The most serious was in Kowloon on the evening of 26/7 when a number of vehicles were stoned or set on fire. A man involved in a bomb explosion near a bus was shot dead by a detective.
3. Since 25 1600, bomb dispersal teams have dealt with 59 bombs. They are not very sophisticated, but some booby trapping has been found and all are intended to go off if moved. In almost every case the explosive has been black powder, normally used in making firecrackers. This is very unstable, which means that the devices often have to be exploded in situ. Gelignite and dynamite are much used here in quarrying and construction work, but only in a few cases have these explosives been used. Controls on both firecrackers and other explosives are being tightened up. The worst incident was a bomb hidden in a straw effigy which exploded on being moved by a beggar, injuring ten people including four children in a tram queue. Casualties otherwise have been light. Statistics for the period 25 1600 to 31 0800 hours are:
RECE
Explosions 35
Bombs disposed of by Army or Police 57
The number of bombs has risen sharply in the past three days.
4. The arrest of five reporters including one from N.C.N.A. who were observed distributing leaflets and inciting a crowd of young people brings to three the number of N.C.N.A. employees awaiting trial.
ARCHIVES No.
Border
Si Juon the border, mostly cases of stone or bottle throwing by
There have been a few relatively minor incidents only
coups of children. On one occasion, an air gun was fired at the
/District
LMWAI In
т
вход
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.