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3. THE CLAIMS IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE ARE

GREATLY EXAGGERATED. THERE

HAVE BEEN NO CREPEAT NO) DEMONSTRATIONS, THOUGH SOME POSTERS APPEARED

AT MIDDAY YESTERDAY IN VARIOUS POINTS OF THE COLONY, TOGETHER WITH

BATCHES OF LEAFLETS, AND PAMPLETS URGING US SAILORS TO DEFECT. THE

POLICE HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION, APART FROM REMOVING POSTERS FROM

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AND NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AS THE

CONTENT OF THE POSTERS IS NEITHER INFLAMMATORY NOR SUBVERSIVE.

CO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE PEKING 258, AND PRIORITY WASHINGTON 67.

SIR D.TRENCH

CO/FO/WH DISTRIBUTION H.K.D.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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