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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1065
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9 SEPTEMBER
1968
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ADDRESSED CO TELNO 1065 OF 9TH SEPTEMBER RFI PA SINGAPORK
WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA AND SAVING TO PEKING.
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FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR JIC, FOLLOWING FROM
LIC. WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 0600 HOURS 9TH SEPTEMBER FOLLOWS. THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN,
(A) THE UNPUBLICISED OPENING, ON 5TH SEPTEMBER, OF CHUNG WA SCHOOL CLASSES IN TWO OTHER COMMUNIST SCHOOL PREMISES, KINDERGARTEN
CLASSES HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED WITH HOST SCHOOL CLASSES BUT PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY CLASSES ARE SEPARATE WITH EX-CHING WA TEACHERS. VISITS BY 'COMFORT GROUPS' TO THE EX-SCHOOL PREMISES HAVE DECREASED
AND BY MID-WEEK THE ISSUE WAS ACCORDED ONLY ROUTINE COVERAGE IN
THE COMMUNIST PRESS.
(B) WIDE PUBLICITY IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS TO THE OPENING OF THE
NEW TERM IN COMMUNIST SCHOOLS, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED FOUR UNREGIST- ERED ONES, COUPLED WITH FURTHER ATTACKS ON THE COLONY'S 'SLAVISH
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. TWO OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE REGISTRATION APPLIC- ATIONS PENDING, ONE WAS REFUSED BECAUSE OF FIRE RISKS (A DANGEROUS
GOODS STORE IN THE SAME BUILDING), AND ONE HAS NOT YET APPLIED FOR
REGISTRATION. THE OPERATION OF THE REFUSED SCHOOL HAS BEEN THE
SUBJECT OF CONSIDERABLE CRITICISM IN THE NEUTRAL AND RIGHT
WING PRESS AND IT IS INTENDED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION IF
DUE WARNING BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS NOT HEEDED IN
EFFECTING ITS CLOSURE.
(C) CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE CPG NATIONAL DAY C1ST OCTOBER) WITH INCREASING PUBLICITY IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS, BUT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SOME LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THE CELEBRATIONS:
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