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(C) GUARANTED AFETY OF FARMERS ENGAGED IN PRODUCTION ACROSS THE
BORDER,
(D) GUARANTEE THE NO SIMILAR INCIDENT WOULD RECUR IN FUTURE.
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4. POLITICAL ADVISER SAID THAT HE COULD NOT ACCEPT THE WORDING OF
THE STATEMENT OR ALLEGATIONS OF 'PROVOCATIONS' ON THE BORDER AND
'PERSECUTION OF COMPATRIOTS IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER HE WOULD TRANSMIT
THE CONTENTS, TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNNENT. AN HOUR'S DISCUSSION
FOLLOWED IN WHICH NCNA REPRESENTATIVES REITERATED PROTESTS AGAINST
THE USE OF BATORS AND TEAR-SMOKE AGAINST PEACEFUL PEASANTS DURING
NIGHT OF 29/30TI! MAY AND ALLEGED THAT THIS IMPLIED WE WERE NOT
RESPECTING BORDER AGREEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1967. POLITICAL ADVISER
POINTED CUT THAT ACTIONS COMPLAINED OF WERE INEVITABLE RESPONSE TO
UNRULY BEHAVIOUR BY FARMERS ARMED WITH STAVES WHO HAD SURROUNDED
POLICE POST AT LO WU, AND THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STATEMENT IN
EFFECT ALREADY DEALT WITH THE FOUR 'DEMANDS' BY PEASANTS.
5. NCNA MAINTAINED THAT STATEMENT WAS NOT AN ADEQUATE REPLY TC
'PELANDS' AND THAT MATTER COULD NOT BE REGARDED AS CONCLUDED. THEY
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ASKED FOR AN EARLY REPLY TO SHUMCUUM AUTHORITIES PROTEST.
6. ATMOSPHERE OF MEETING WAS REASONABLE AND NONA REPRESENTATIVES
ARGUED THEIR CASE WITHOUT ACRIMONY BUT WITH THEIR USUAL PERSISTENCE.
TO MEET U IN THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT WAS A NEW AND INTERESTING
DEVELOPMENT.
7. TODAY'S COMMUNIST PRESS PUBLISHES TEXT OF THE PROTEST ADDING
THAT IT WAS DELIVERED PERSONALLY TO POLITICAL ADVISER BUT MENTIONING
PLACE OF MEETING. AN EDITORIAL REPEATS THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
TATEMENT IS INADEQUATE REPLY TO PEASANTS.
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