MALAYAN COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES IN SINGAPORE FROM 15-22 AUGUST 1950

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800610004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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frcma 15-22 August 1950
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NFO. 26 Aug=ust 1950
On 1 r Augmst 1950, a grenade was 4-brown at a Police radio car at the
intersection of' Victoria and Buris Streets in Sing pore. The grenade
strucle the -rear of the car and. bounced off, exploding in the street and
Injuring 12 persons, one of whom died at,er. Two constables in the car
were injured slightly.
2. The ?.renade thrower is believed to have been a young Chinese who escaped
in t-.z-e confusion following the explosion. There is no specific evidence
to provee that the Incident was the work of the f'a1ays.n Communist Party
(MC? Shock Troops. The grenade was a Number 36 hand grenade which
obv'icusly ? as in better condition han most of those now available t-o
the 1`CP.
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