PORTUGUESE MACAO: FLEET OF LANDING CRAFT BEING BUILT FOR INDONESIA.

Record ID: 230633

  • Title: PORTUGUESE MACAO: FLEET OF LANDING CRAFT BEING BUILT FOR INDONESIA.
  • Date: 12th December 1964
  • Summary: 1. LS MACAO TOWN SCENE 0.06 2. MS STREET SCENE 0.14 3. MLS SHOPS AND HOUSES PAN SHIPYARD 0.24 4. MS PAN LANDING CRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0.32 5. LS SHIPYARD FROM SEA 0.40 6. MLS CRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0.43 7. LS COMPLETED CRAFT COVERED WITH CANVAS 0.48 8. MS CRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0.51 9. LS MORE CRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION (2 SHOTS) 1.02 10. LS SHIPYARD IN B/G. MACAO HARBOUR 1.06 Initials RM/V/CR/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th December 1964 12:00
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  • Location: MACAO, NEAR HONG KONG
  • Country: Macao
  • Reuters ID: LVA3GESIN45VRYX7S38PIHHVML0N
  • Story Text: INDONESIAN LANDING CRAFT ARE BEING BUILT IN MACAO, THE TINY PORTUGUESE COLONY NEAR HONG KONG. THE SHIPYARD IS A PROHIBITED AREA AND WORK ON THE STEEL-HULLED VESSELS IS A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET. THERE ARE NO SIGNBOARDS TO IDENTIFY THE SHIPYARD.

    TWELVE TO 15 DIESEL-ENGINED CRAFT ARE GETTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES AFTER PRODUCTION HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED BY A TEMPORARY SHORTAGE OF STEEL PLATES. THE DELAY WAS CAUSED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S BAN ON THE SUPPLY OF STRATEGIC MATERIALS TO INDONESIA.

    THE SHIPYARD MAKING THE VESSELS WAS EXPANDED AFTER HONG KONG SHIPYARDS WERE FORBIDDEN TO FILL FURTHER ORDERS FOR INDONESIAN LANDING CRAFT, FOLLOWING THE LAUNCHING OF JAKARTA'S CONFRONTATION POLICY TOWARDS MALAYSIA.
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