TNAG-1104-FCO40-1354-Allegations-of-corruption-against-the-police-in-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 24

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GUARDIAN ARTICLE

YOUR TELNO. 1178. MANY THANKS FOR BACKGROUND FACTS. THE 1968 REPORT CAN NOT BE TRACED HERE AND A COPY

WOULD BE USEFUL.

AFTER TAKING SOUNDINGS | ADVISE THAT A REPLY TO PARRY'S ARTICLE WOULD HAVE NO REAL EFFECT AND MIGHT BE COUNTER- PRODUCTIVE. THE ARTICLE WAS IGNORED BY THE REST OF THE MEDIA AND THE STORY HAS RUN OUT OF STEAM. THE ARTICLE SHOULD BE SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GUARDIAN'S QUOTE SOFT UNQUOTE LINE ON THE RIOTS IN SOME ENGLISH CITIES AND ITS OPPOSITION TO TOUGH MEASURES THREATENED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE UNDERTAKINGS TO STRENGTHEN THE HAND OF THE POLICE WITH MODERN ANTI-RIOT EQUIPMENT.

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