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1803302 March.
Date: 18.3.68.
Reed: 05432.
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TLL/SEACOS 54 for CDS, Chairman COSAUST, CDS NZ. Sitrep for 18 Mar 68.
MAURITIUS
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Independence celebrations went smoothly 12 Mar with only few minor incidents. Since Independence situation basically quiet with isolated cases of arsen of unoccupied houses but sharp increase overnight 17/18 Mar when 20 houses burnt and one meter eyclist stabbed to death.
Roulement.
Kong Kong.
One Coy KSLI returned to Singapore by air 15 Mar.
All areas quiet.
20
b.
One false bomb.
3.
40
Pienie parties now up to 2000 strong holding meetings and singing Mao songs in new territories.
d. 237 illegal immigrants arrested in period 8 to 15 Mar.
Exercises.
b.
RAMASOON. Play period completed. JOLLIES JAUNT (3-13 Apr) Cancelled.
Deployments.
RECOVERY in progress.
Navy. HM tug REWARD joined station 11 Mar. HMAS VENDETTA and PARAMATTA joined station 17 Mar HMAS YARRA and STUART left same day.
b. Army. 51 FD SQN (AIRFIELDS) re less rear party complete in UK 16 BN HQ and two coys 2R Anglian returned UK 16/17 Mar from ex WILLOUGHBY.
Mar.
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