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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (D.T.D.)

TELNO. 2007

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1358.

COMMUNIST PRESS.

2 OCTOBER 1967 (HWB 14/32)

MINISTERS HAVE AGREED THAT, IF YOU JUDGE THIS NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH SITUATION IN HONG KONG, YOU MAY AT YOUR DISCRETION BRING

INTO FORCE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1328. WE ASSUME THAT YOUR INTENTION WOULD BE TO INTRODUCE THESE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ONLY IF THE SITUATION BEGAN TO

DETERIORATE AGAIN.

2.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL KEEP US INFORMED OF ANY ACTION THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO TAKE AGAINST C.P.G.-OWNED COMMERCIAL PRESSES AND NEWSPAPER PREMISES PRODUCING THE BROADSHEETS AND OF

LOCAL COMMUNIST REACTIONS TO SUCH MEASURES.

CROSEC

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

SENT 10142/2 OCTOBER.

C.O.

H.K. DEPT. I. & G. DEPT.

LAST

NEWS DEPT.

REF:

F.0.

F.E.D.

65

NEWS DEPT.

NEXT REF.

J.I.P.G.D.

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J.I.R.D.

O.L.A. O.P.A.

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