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SECRET

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PRISONERS OF WAR AND COLLABORATORS

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yar Criminals and Prisoners of War required for interrogations are being housed in Block F, STANLEY jail and it is hoped that interrogation of them will start this week. This has been held up due to the lack of nominal lists of the Japanese detained in KOWLOON. this connection, the I.T. Section have been very busy the last few days in compiling these lists and they are still hard at it. With reference to your signal on the subject, no Japanese Navy List is held in this office.

It may be of interest that the notorious Major BOON R. 1.5.0. and his henchmen have been placed under arrest in VICTORIA Gaol, Amongst the enclosures is a summary of evidence collected by this office which urged the arrest and in whose custody the party now is.

PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT

This unit arrived a week ago and have been busy photographing enemy equipment. They have had a certain amount of difficulty over developing and printing facilities but they should complete their work in about a fortnight.

PIRACY

waters. subject.

quite a few cases of piracy have been reported, all in western Enclosure H is a copy of our report to C. in C. Hongkong on the

Patrols have now been established to deal with this menace.

NEW TERRITORIS REPORT

All Japanese except the working party at Fanling and a mall number of "Raðar" technicians on top of Taimoshan are now in P.0.W. Camps. The following are the approximate mmbers in the various camps ;-

Shumshuipo

6,000

Prisoner of far

Naval Supply Depot

Hospital

6,000

Naval Personnel

4,000

Sick

Whitfield Barracks

Internees

4,500

The situation in the New Territories is quiet and although the Chinese still congregate around Japanese food dumps they are being dispersed by the Commando's guarding the area, The Fifty Commando Brigade has established a post on the frontier bridge on the main road of the frontier. They are also running motor patrols out to Shataukok and the out-lying areas in the west.

on the 18th a party of 320 Chinese irregulars arrived in the village of Ho Sheung Heung, they belonged to the Kuomintang Forces and were retreating from the Communists in South China, Their leader was met by a British officer who requested them to return to China which they did. They were informed that if they re-entered the Nes Territories they would be disarmed. Two of their Liaison officers were allowed to proceed to call on Sum Chit Sung a Kuomintang leader at 357, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon. Looting. There is if anything a slight increase in the amount of looting going on in the Kowloon area. However, vigorous steps are being taken and it is hoped that this state of affairs would improve rapidly.

Irregular Bands: at the time of our arrival there were two main Chinese

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