CYPHER CAT A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRA NUMBER 926
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ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 928 OF 25TH JULY REPEATED PEKING ACESTED No. 63
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PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 671 : POLICY IN HONG KONG.
THE ONLY CONSIDERABLE CONCESSIONS WE HAVE SO FAR THOUGHT ABOUT
ARE, BRIEFLY: -
CA) CONVICTED PRISONERS AND DETAINEES. THERE ARE STILL SERICUS
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASING THE FIRST CATEGORY BEFORE SENTENCES
LESS REMISSION ARE COMPLETED, OR TO INCREASING THE REMISSION
RATE. THERE IS RELATIVELY LESS DIFFICULTY OVER THE DETAINEES,
AND I AH, OF COURSE, KEEPING THEN CONSTANTLY UNDER REVIEW.
WE HAVE NOW RELFASED FOUR DETAINEES PREMATURELY SEMICOLON
PARTLY FOR IMMEDIATE TACTICAL PURPOSES WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY ACHIEVED SEMICOLON BUT WE HAVE YET TO SEE
ANY OBVIOUS DIVIDEND.
(3) REINSTATEMENT OF WORKERS.
THE COMMUNISTS ARE ON THE POINT OF AJLITTING THAT THIS CAMPAIGN
HAS FAILED AND NO CONCESSION HERE SEEMS USEFUL, OR IN PRACTICE,
AT ALL FEASIBLE.
(C) U.S. NAVAL VISITS.
I HAVE ELSEWHERE EXPRESSED MY DOUBTS ABOUT THE VALLE OF ANY PEUVC-
-TION ÎN FREQUENCY CRY TELEGRAM NO. 983 REFERS). ~ WB 2/1/229)
(D) COMMUNIST SCHOOLS.
THERE IS NO USEFUL CONCESSION AVAILABLE HERE SINCE, EVEN
IN THE CASE OF CHUNG WAH, WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND ANY ACCEPTABLE
MEANS OF PREVENTING THER FROM MAINTAINING AND INDEED INCREASING
THEIR ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS. I SHOULD ADD THAT UNOFFICIAL
MEMBERS AT A RECENT MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EXPRESSED GAVE
CONCERN AT THE LACK OF CONTROL OVER THESE SCHOOLS: AND IN THIS WAY
THEY WERE UNDOUSTEDLY VOICING A GENERAL OPINION.
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