SECFA A
HOM, KONG TELEGRAM NO. 12). TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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PUBLIC INTEREST AND MANY COPIES WERE PROBABLY PURCHASED OUT
OF CURIOSITY ONLY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THEIR GENERAL DAILY
CIRCULATION WILL QUICKLY FALL TO THE PRESUPPRESSION LEVEL
OF 45,000. THE PAYMENT OF THE FINES, WITH ITS IMPLICIT
ACCEPTANCE OF THE COURT'S AUTHORITY, IS ANOTHER INDICATION
THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNIST WISH, IF POSSIBLE, TO AVOID A DIRECT CLASH WITH GOVERNMENT. & LENIENT VIEW HAS BEEN TAKEN.
OF REPUBLICATION BEFORE THE ACTUAL EXPIRATION OF THE
SUPPRESSION OF THE PAPERS (BY 11 TO 18 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE
PAPER) WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE RESULTED FROM A GENUINE
MISUNDERSTANDING: IT SEEMS LIKELY THE COURTS WILL TAKE A
SIMILAR VIEW.
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5. RAILWAY WORKERS AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS AT LOWU (CT) ON 16
FEBRUARY DAUBED INFLAMMATORY SLOGANS ON A CLEAN K.C.R. SHUNTING
ENGINE AND THREATENED. THAT IT WOULD BE DETAINED IN CT IF TWO PORTRAITS OF MAO WERE NOT REPLACED, REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
THREAT WERE MADE TO N.C.N.A. THE ENDING TWICE NENT INTO CT THAT DAY
WITHOUT INCIDENTS, WHERE THE PORTRAITS WERE EVENTUALLY AFFIXED TO
1. IT HAS SINCE ENTERED AND RETURNED TO CT, COMPLETE WITH SLOGANS AND PORTRAITS WITHOUT INCIDENTS, IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE THREAT
OF DETENTION HAD OFFICIAL C.P.G. BACKING, THOUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS INDICATES THAT SOME OFFICIALS AT LEAST ON THE BORDER ARE PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE RAILWAY WORKERS. THE P.L.A. 'S
ATTITUDE IS NOT CLEAR BUT ITS INACTIVITY SUGGESTS THAT IT IS NOT PREPARED TO OPPOSE THE, WORKERS. ( @.0. PLEASE PASS PEKING 72.07.
SIR D. TRENCH
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
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NEWS DEPT.
REPENTED AS REQUESTED]
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NEWS DIPT, 1.7.8. M.0.D.
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