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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.)
Telno. 1497
CONFIDENTIAL
6 October 1967
Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1497 of 6 October.
Repeated for information POLAD Singapore, Washington and Canberra.
My immediately preceding telegram.
Despite the call by the All Circles A.P.S.C. for revenge and the incidents in Kowloon in the last 24 hours, all the evidence indicates that this does not mark a general resumption of violence, but an attempt to compensate for the relative failure of 1 October celebrations. There may also be a desire to disrupt Nationalist celebrations on 10 October. The next few days should show whether this is a short term recrudescence or another demonstration of independence by the militants.
34 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the last week. All came in by sea.
Commonwealth Office please pass Washington 312 and Canberra 110.
Sir D. Trench.
Sent 09182/6 October.
Recd 0920Z/6 October.
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