En Clair
IMMEDIATE PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Tel.No. 623
UNCLASSIFIED
2 June 1967.
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 623 of 2 June. Repeated for information to Washington, POLAD Singapore and Governor Hong Kong.
People's Daily of 2 June carries NCNA article from Hong Kong dated 31 May claiming that Chinese arrested in the incident of 22 May have continued whilst in prison to struggle against police "fascist persecution" and have been inspired to do so by the thoughts of Mao. Article claims those arrested have been badly beaten up and kicked and that those who carried books of Mao's quotations received "still more savage floggings". It is alleged that some prisoners were tied in sacks before being beaten to "prevent the victims from identifying their tormentors". Article (in NCNA of 1 June) is accompanied by a photograph of Chinese reading quotations from Mao in front of Government House Hong Kong.
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2. Same papers carried a commentator article hailing the heroism displayed by Chinese compatriots in Kowloon and Hong Kong and emphasising that the source of their strength is the thought of Mao. Even though. British imperialism relies on secret police, guns, bayonets, fascist laws and sends aircraft carriers it is still only a paper tiger. will be smashed by the great revolutionary storm of our Hong Kong compatriots. The more frantically British imperial- ism suppresses our Hong Kong compatriots the nearer it comes to the end of its days in Hong Kong. Our patriotic Hong Kong compatriots with the support of seven hundred million Chinese will certainly repay the debt of blood and certainly carry out the death sentence on British imperialism"
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Mr. Hopson
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