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As for Hong
Kong telegram No.
768. Copies to:-
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Your telegram No.768.
Disturbances.
We agree that courses outlined in paragraph 4 of
your telegram under reference are not so severe as
deportation and are open oper
less criticism. But, on the
assessments of CPG involvement in Feking telegram No.626
to Foreign Office and your telegram No.776, we judge it
would be wiser to avoid action against their "officials"
r2 to
in the NCNA, Bank of China and China Resources
Company if at all possible, since this would make it the
difficult for them to disengage from a policy of
It confrontation.
all-out
2. On the other hand, we appreciate that officials
of the NCNA and Bank have been in the forefront of the
anti-Government propaganda campaign which must be
effectively countered if the confidence of the ordinary
people of Hong Kong is to be retained.
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