Cypher/OTP
FROM PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
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Mr. Gillett No. 165
3rd March, 1952.
FOREIGN OFFICE AND WHITEHALL DISTRIBUTION
D. 2.24 p. m. 3rd March, 1952.
R. 3. 5 p. m. 3rd March, 1952.
RESTRICTED
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 165 of 3rd March Repeated for information to Hong Kong and Singapore.
(or)
DEP 57/51/03
Hong Kong telegram No. 181 to Colonial Office.
All Peking Press carried reports of the Hong Kong riots on front page on 3rd March under headline "British Imperialists in Hong Kong create a bloody Scene, and send a large batch of Military Police to kill and wound our People".
2. Report accuses authorities of having staged the riots. The first incident is alleged to have been the running down of the crowds by police cars when 10 year old girl was injured. Thereafter tear gas bombs were alleged to have been thrown on four occasions and fire opened once. One man was said to have been seriously injured and three shot. More than 100 people are reported to have been arrested. The report_ends by saying this proves British will continue their hideous plan grp. undeo. ?s to arrest large numbers of people as they have been doing for the last month.
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