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4. THERE ARE STILL 34 WARRANTS OUTSTANDING FOR THE ARREST OF PERSONS

COMM

SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING SERIOUS OFFENCES DURING THE DISTURBANCES

IN 1967. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME WILL BE ARRESTED AND BROUGHT TO

TRIAL IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THESE 34 ARE THE REMAINING SERIOUS

CASES, MINOR UNCAUGHT OFFENDERS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE QUOTE

WANTED UNQUOTE LIST.

5. AS SOME OF THE PRISONERS WERE SENTENCED ONLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF

THIS YEAR, THERE MAY BE AMONG THOSE REMAINING IN PRISON AT THE END

OF THIS YEAR A SMALL NUMBER WHO HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO LESS THAN

TWO YEARS, BUT IT IS TRUS THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OFFENDERS

REMAINING IN PRISON ON 1ST JANUARY 1969 WILL HAVE BEEN SENTENCED

TO TWO YEARS OR MORE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASSOCIATE RELEASE AT

CERTAIN DATES WITH BROAD TYPES OF OFFENCES. MANY PRISONERS WERE

SENTENCED FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFENCE, NOT ALL WERE CONVICTED OF

COMMITTING VIOLENT ACTIONS THEMSELVES BUT NEARLY ALL WERE CLOSELY

ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENT ACTIONS.

6. A DETAILED LIST OF THE PRISONERS SHOWING THEIR OFFENCES AND

CLASSIFIED BY MONTH OF RELEASE FOLLOWS IN THE NEXT BAG.

PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

ONG KONG Đ.

F. EAST. D.

MR, MORETON

SIR A. GALSWORTHY NEWS DEPT.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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