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HG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telno. U/N
25 September. 1967
UNCLASSIFIED
PRESS
CHAPELRIES
LONDON SW1.
251900 SITREP Two.
Brigadier Martin said there were
no (repeat no) signs whatsoever that Chinese Army had any aggressive intensions against Hong Kong.
In fact he said Chinese soldiers had been seen on number of occasions trying to restrain their unruly civilians.
He believed that these civilians on other side of border had tried and might try again to provoke British troops into opening fire in order to increase tension on border and bring fear to people of Hong Kong.
Brigadier Martin said border is now remarkably quiet part from occasional incidents of a very minor nature.
He also disclosed that army strength on border had been considerably reduced and that police have already taken over some of their normal duties on frontier ends informs.
Sir D. Trench.
Sent 1423/25 September.
Recd 13252/25 September.
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