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THE POLICE SUPERVISION ORDER ON

KUNS FOR

E MONTHS: THESE ORDERS ALWAYS HAVE AN EXPIRY DATE,

IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE RENEVIED BUT 1 THINK IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE

SERVED AS AN ADEQUATE WARNING TO BEHAVE WITHOUT RENEWAL 3

CERTAINLY THEIR IS NO INTENTION TO KREP RELEASED PRISONERS

UNDER SUPERVISION FOR VERY LONG PERIODS, EVEN THE OFFENCE

OF NOT HAVING COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER BECOMES BARRED BY THE

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AFTER SIX MONTHS,

5. THE POLICE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO ARREST

IF HE IS SEEN IN A PUBLIC PLACE BUT NOT TO SEARCH HIM OUT ON

IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT HE WILL NOT BE

PRIVATE PROPERTY,

ARRESTED.

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I AM CONSIDERING MAKING FOLICE SUPERVISION ORDERS. ON FOUR

OF THE REMAINING DETAINEES 1 HOS, 3,29,*31* AND 34 WHO ARE ALL

DANGEROUS CHARACTERS WITH CONSIDERABLE AUTHORITY IN SAI KUNG

OR YUEN LONG,

1 REALISE THAT THE POLICE SUPERVIS10H ORDERS GIVS. SOME

GROUND FOR COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA BUT THE ALTERNATIVE MAY BC

TO KEEP THE MEN CONCERNED IN DETENTION LONGER,

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PCO PLEASE PARS PRIORITY PEKING

SIR D, TRENCH,

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

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