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Addressed to Commonwealth office (D.T.D.) Repeated to: Peking No.465
POLAD Singapore No.274
Washington No.243
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Sitrep as at 31 1600.
Bomb throwing at specific targets has now given way largely to the
planting of bombs in public places aimed at terrorising the general
public. Five Communist reporters, including one from the N.C.N.A. have
been arrested for trying to incite a group of teenagers. The border has
remained quiet with only sporadic stone throwing incidents.
2.
There have only been isolated incidents of crowds gathering
unlawfully. The most serious was in Kowloon on the evening of 26/7 when
a number of vehicles were stoned or set on fire. A man involved in a
bomb explosion near a bus was shot dead by a detective.
3. Since 25 1600, bomb dispersal teams have dealt with 59 bombs. They
are not very sophisticated, but some booby trapping has been found and
all are intended to go off if moved. In almost every case the explosive
has been black powder, normally used in making firecrackers. This is
very unstable, which means that the devices often have to be exploded in
situ. Gelignite and dynamite are much used here in quarrying and
construction work, but only in a few cases have these explosives been
used. Controls on both firecrackers and other explosives are being
tightened up. The worst incident was a bomb hidden in a straw effigy
which exploded on being moved by a beggar, injuring ten people including
four children in a tram queue. Casualties otherwise have been light.
Statistics for the period 25 1600 to 31 0800 hours are:
Explosions 35
Bombs disposed of by Army or Police 57
The number of bombs has risen sharply in the past three days.
LL. The arrest of five reporters including one from N.C.N.A. who were
observed distributing leaflets and inciting a crowd of young people
brings to three the number of N.C.N.A. employees awaiting trial.
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border, mostly cases of stone or bottle throwing by
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Police Raids
60 Since 25 1600 there have been 12 raids by police (on some occasions
with military support) on Communist premises. 100 persons were arrested
or detained for enquiries and quantities of improvised weapons, gaemarks
and subversive posters and other material seized.
Recovery of Explosives
7. After two bombs had been found in the possession of two men in
Kowloon on 26/7, police followed up information and seized six further
bombs and 32 sticks of commercial gelignite in a village near Kwun Tong.
A package containing nine bombs was also found in Tsuen Wan on another
occasion.
8. Comment follows in my immediately following telegram.
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My immediately preceding telegram: comment is
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Paragraph 2. Although bomb disposal teams have only disposed of 57 bombs
in this period, inspections of suspected have also taken up much time.
For instance on 29 and 30 July there were over 100 suspected bombs (some
of them deliberately designed to resemble bombs) which turned out to be
false alarms. the army has taken steps to reinforce its bomb disposal
teams and a joint bomb operations group has been set up at the Colony
Pol/Mil H.Q.
Paragraph 5. Although only minor incidents have occurred at the border
the risk is always present that any one of them could have serious
repercussions.
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Addressed to Hong Kong telegram No. 3 Saving of 28 July Repeated for
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Foreign Office.
The influential Mainichi Shimbun is publishing a series of
"first-hand" reports on the situation in Hong Kong. So far three
front-page articles all alarmist in tone have appeared on successive
days,
2. Information Counsellor has spoken to the managing editor making the
point that such sensational treatment of the subject can only tend to
destroy confidence in the stability of Hong Kong and thus is damaging to
Japanese interests as well as others.
3. The reports emanate from a four-man team of reporters led by
You may Mainichi staff correspondent in the colony Minora Ueno. wish to
consider whether there are any measures which could be taken at your end
to convert the Mainichi journalists to a more positive view of the
situation. The series is due to continue two or three
days more we understand.
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People's Daily of 2 August carries one item on Hong Kong. reports
that on 30 July the All China Federation of Trade Unions issued a
protest statement about the "continued persecution of Hong Kong
compatriots by the British Facist Authorities", and sent a telegram to
the Hong Kong Anti-persecution Struggle Committee announcing a further
payment of HK dollars 10 million to support the anti-British strike
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IMMEDIATE SECRET
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) Repeated to: Peking No.484
POLAD Singapore No. 287
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Following is weekly assessment of situation as at 0800 hours 4 August
1967.
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The principal features of the Communist confrontation over the past week
have been: --
(a) The replacement, to a large extent, of bonh throwing by the planting
of bombs in public places. 86 such bombs have been dealt with by bomb
disposal tea: since 28 July, whilst 18 explosions, caused by bomb
throwin' or devices detonating before the arrival of the bomb squady,
have occurred during the same period. Three people have been injured by
these explosions. A large number of false reports, nearly 100 on one day
alone, are also being received; many of these are genuine mistakes on
the part of the public, but some are deliberate hoaxes. Six arrests have
been made for possession of bombs or connection with bomb incidents. A
number of those detained have provided evidence of the involvement of at
least two Communist trade unions in organising this campaign.
(b)
Trey
Sporadic minor stoning incidents continued on the border. A more serious
incident took place on 3 August when groups of stone throwing yonthe
crossed into British territory over the Lo Wu Bridge on several
occasions. were dispersed by army personnel who used tear gas on three
occasions. The C.C.A., after a period of indecision, took steps to
prevent any further incursions.
(c)
There has been no significant C.C.A. movement ut
no change of deployment in the border area.
(a)
The donation of a further HK dollars 10 million by the All China
Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) to the All Circles Anti-Persecution
Committee;
(e) Continued attempts by the Hong Kong Seamen's Union to spread the
seamen's strike have not proved very successful. Major British shipping
companies are rescheduling their services in the light of a threatened
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boycott of ships which have called at Hong Kong. In the first instance
this will result in delays in cargo bound for China.
(f) A continuation of anti-British propaganda in the local Communist
press whic as made exaggerated claims about the effects on the stonomy
of Hong Kong of strikes by seamen and other workers, propaganda from
China has condemned police action in Hong Kong and one People's Daily
article, reporting the arrest of a man in the Kowloon walled city,
claimed that this area has always been under Chinese jurisdiction.
(8) Despite disruption of railway services supplies of food have been
maintained et a satisfactory level by road and sea.
2. Police action, in some cases assisted by military forces, has
continued against Communist organisations, largely as a follow up to
reports of the involvement of Communist unions in organising the
planting of bombs. These operations have yielded quantities of offensive
weapons, inflammatory posters and, in some instances, documents of
intelligence interest. The Communist leadership has still not surfaced
and overt activities in many left wing organisations have been brought
to a standstill. Union members have, in many cases, been instructed to
stay at home; employees of Communist film companies have been given
indefinite leave; and the detailed schedule of activities planned in the
Communist schools for the summer holidays have, to a large extent, been
abandoned.
3. Morale in Communist organisations remains very low despite further
Chinese donation of fun .5. This gift arrived at a time when there was
increasing evidence that local Communist funds were getting low. Many of
the rank and file feel that China should give more tangible evidence of
support than has been forthcoming so far.
41. Reaction from China to the offensive moves made by Government is
still very slight and has been confined to denunciations over the radio,
in the press and a perfunctory reference in a long speech by the Acting
Chief of Staff of the P.L.A. to the effect that "we must resolutely
support the compatriots in Hong Kong in their struggle against the
British authorities". This was coupled with the usual reference to
liberation of Taiwan. No reference was made of liberation of the Colony,
possibly indicating that there has been no change in China's policy of
physical non-intervention. It seems likely that the chaotic situation in
central China and Canton has distracted attention from the local scene,
at least for the time being. Nevertheless, there is still no indication
whatsoever that the local Communist leadership intends to abandon its
policy of confrontation with the Hong Kong Government.
5. The border situation remains tense, but C.C.A. still seem willing
ultimately to exercise their authority effectively. The danger of an
incident getting out of hand if firearms are used remains.
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blacklisted at posts in Japan. We welcome the suggestion of a joint
black list and are arranging this separately with Colonial Secretariat.
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 1008 of 4 August. Repeated
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People's Daily of 4 August carries two articles on Hong Kong. First
reports protest issued by the China Cereals Import Export Company on 2
August at decision of Hong Kong authorities to withdraw licences from
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company and three other companies to
store grain in their warehouses.
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struggle against "persecution". Article claims numbers of big character
posters condemning British brutality are. increasing and teams of young
patriots are giving street performances to publicise Mao's thought etc.
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 1019 of 5 August Repeated for
information to Hong Kong, POLAD Singapore and Washington.
'Peoples Daily' of 5 August reports rally held in Peking on 4 August
attended by over 15,000 Red Guards and representa- tives of news and
film circles in the capital to condemn actions of Hong Kong authorities.
Members of the Cultural Revolution Group, Kuan Feng and Ch'i Pen-yu,
leaders of newspaper and film circles and representatives of various
international organisations now in Peking including Djawoto, Secretary
of the Afro-Asian Journalists Organisation, were all present.
2. Speakers at rally condemned "illegal sentences" passed on NCNA
correspondent Hsieh Ping and other patriotic reporters and film workers
in Hong Kong. Rally denounced "white terror" being practised in Hong
Kong and demanded immediate release of journalists and film workers. A
protest telegram was sent to Hong Kong authorities and a telegram of
support to Hong Kong compatriots.
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letters pledging support for patriotic reporters arrested by the Hong
Kong authorities.
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