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OF 041236Z MAY 90
INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, HKGO LONDON
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
DISTURBANCE AT WHITEHEAD
1. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE POLICE TODAY (4 MAY) CARRIED OUT A LONG-PLANNED AND SUCCESSFUL SWEEP OF WHITEHEAD CAMP FOR WEAPONS. 5 COMPANIES OF THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT WERE DEPLOYED. STRONG RESISTANCE WAS ENCOUNTERED, MAINLY IN 2 SECTIONS OF THE CAMP (NOT SECTIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN SPECIALLY DIFFICULT) AND OVER 100 TEAR SMOKE CANISTERS AND GAS GRENADES WERE USED. TEN ARRESTS WERE MADE AND THERE WERE 2 POLICE CASUALTIES, BOTH MINOR. MANY HUNDREDS OF WEAPONS WERE SEIZED. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETED BY MID AFTERNOON AND THE SITUATION AT THE CAMP IS NOW CALM.
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