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THREE COMMUNIST UNIONS INVOLVED IN STRIKE ACTION HAVE NOW
ADVISED THEIR MEMBERS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT IF THEY ARE
UNABLE TO OBTAIN
REINSTATEMENT WITH FORMER EMPLOYERS. THE COMMON
FACTOR BETWEEN THESE UNIONS IS THAT THEIR STRIKING MEMBERS ARE NOT
EMPLOYED BY ANY SINGLE COMPANY AND WE MAY SEE OTHERS WITH A SIMILAR
FORM OF MEMBERSHIP ADOPT THE SAME LINE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A MARKED DROP IN THE NUMBER IF DELEGATIONS
SEEKING REINSTATEMENT AND THE IMPORT OF 'GIFT RICE' YEUNG KWONG'S
SPEECH (PARA(D) ABOVE) SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE COMMUNISTS DO NOT
INTEND ABANDON ING THEIR PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT OVER THESE TWO
ISSUES. APART FROM INCREASING THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF SOME DELEGATIONS
AND 'COMFORTING' THE STRIKERS BY MEANS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND VISITS
TO THEIR HOMES, THE COMMUNISTS DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY NEW
TACTICS IN MIND AT PRESENT. THE GENERAL IMPRESSION IS THAT SOME OF
THE VIGOUR IS GOING FROM THIS CAMPAIGN, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
H.E.'S RETURN WITHOUT A PRONOUNCEMENT ON REINSTATEMENT MAY GIVE
IT FRESH IMPETUS.
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SIR D. TRENCH
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