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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 945 29 JULY, 1968
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ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 94) DATED 49 TH JULY
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO CANBERRA,
POLAD SINGAPORE,
WASHINGTON,
AND BY SAVINGRAM TO PEKING.
FOK COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.l. V.
FOLLOWING FROM L.1.0. WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 06.00 HOURS 29 TH JULY 1960 FOLLOWS. THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN:
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RELATIVELY MODERATE REACTION CONCERNING THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL (PARA (A) TELEGRAM NO. 9170: PROTEST MEETINGS HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED TO COMMUNIST EDUCATION CIRULES ALTHOUGH THE COMMUNIST PRESS HAS PUBLISHED STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FROM OTHER COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS AND GAVE HEADLINE COVERAGE TO THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY (PEKING) RELCASE OF THE 23 RD JULY ( PEKING TELEGRAM 676). A LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL CONCERNING THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DEREGISTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER OR NOT THE OWNER INTENDS TO
APPEAL ( TELEGRAM 943). HUA9/12/08
(B) A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DELEGATIONS: 10 TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE MAJORITY CONCERNED WITH THE DEREGISTRATION OF THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL AND RELEASE OF DETAINEES AND 7 TO COMPANY OFFICES REGARDING REINSTATEMENT,
(0) SMALL NUMBERS OF LEAFLETS,
SCATTERED AND POSTED UP IN SOME
URBAN AREAS, ATTACKING GOVERNMENT ON THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL, THE REFUSAL TO REINSTATE STRIKERS' Allu vinER ISSUES SUCH AS TAXATION AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT, THE LEAFLETS WERE WELL PRODUCED AND PROBABLY PRINTED BY ONE OF THE MAJOR COMMUNIST PRINTING HOUSES.
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