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3(4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1868 IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED THIS IS A COPY
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
я брошь & Opcisins in the Colony is nomied by The acceleration
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our withdrawal
it suited them. I and the Governor have in
mind the possibility of their mounting leaflet
Yar will reall
Sabah raids, as the Indonesians did in North Borneo
and Sarawak, as an indication of their support
for their sympathisers in Hong Kong and, of
course, of their power to intervene. It is
significant that what stopped the Indonesians
LAGUAR Kuching
Lal
was the R.A.F. presence in Hong Kong & Labuan
overriding
However, the important consideration is,
as always, the need to maintain local confidence
and morale. Our position in the Colony rests
on this, Although the people of Hong Kong
have shown a cheracteristic resilience in the
face of the developments of last year, there is
no doubt that their confidence in the future.
has been affected The communist campaign
za
how Singaporn.
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in Hong Kong has not ceased;
the indications
particularly after the decisiar
alait Sinjapon.
are that it is entering a lengthy phase of
non-violent "political struggle" and that steady
communist pressure will be maintained;
Against
this background the credibility of our intention
to stand by the Colony assumes an even greater
importance (this is the point the Sevena maker in his most recent letter).
We have in the last year given a ssurances.
on a number of peessions, in Parliament and
elsewhere, that we are determined to maintain
our position and authority in the Colony and to
fulfil our responsibilities to the people;
need to let it be seen that we mean this, I
believe that the ordinary people of Hong Kong
expect us to maintain our position in circum-
stances short of a major war, They will be
/increasingly.
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