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JUL 196, 12 1

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CONFIDENTIAL

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (0.A.G.)

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D. 8 July, 1967. R. 8

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My immediately preceding telegram.

Sha Tau Kok.

Two police platoons (of about 80 men)

in police post near border are now (15.45 hours) under attack by fire bombs and small arms fire. In order to extricate them and get the dead and wounded out it is necessary to mount a military operation to relieve the post and this is now proceeding.

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