CYPHER CAT A
IMMEDIATE "HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO. 838
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TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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JULY 1968
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ADD PESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 838-OF 2 JUNE REPEATED POLAD SINGAPORE
WASHINGTON AND HC CANBERRA AND
SAVING TO PEKING.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR JIC. FOLLOWING
FROM LIC. WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 0600
HOURS 1ST JULY 1968 FOLLOWS. THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD
HAVE BEEN :-
(A) SOME INCREASE IN THE NUMBER BUT A GENERAL MARKED OR O IN
SIZE OF DELEGATIONS SEM ICO LON ALL WERE COMPARATIVELY ORDERLY. 71
VISITED GOVERMENT DEPARTMENTS TO DEL IVER PROTESTS ON NUMER CUS
MATTERS AS WELL AS ON REINSTATEMENT. MOST OF THE OTHER 23.
DELEGATIONS WERE CONCERNED WITH REINSTATEMENT AT THE KOWLOON
MOTOR BUS COMPANY.
(B) THE DISCOVERY OF DECOMPOSED BODIES, SOME BOUND WITH ROPE,
FLOATING IN CO LONY WATERS CTELEGRAM NO. 828 REFERS).
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(C) CONTINUED COMMUN IST ASSISTANCE TO RAINSTORM VICTIMS,
INCLUDING PHYSICAL HELP AT THE SITES AND THE ISSUE OF MONEY THROUGH
COMMUNIST UNIONS.
CD) EFFORTS BY COMMUN IST UNIONS TO SPONS OR 'STRIKERS' FOR
EMP LOYMENT. HONG KONG SEAMENS UNION IS ORGANISING A LARGE
SUB-CONTRACTING COMPANY. 'STRIKERS' OF THE MAJOR TRANS PORTATION
UNION HAVE SET UP A GARAGE PROFITS TO GO TO UNION FUND S BUT
M ANY MEMBERS HAVE SEEN RELUCTANT TO JOIN THE MUTUAL 'LOAN'
SCHEME SET UP IN THE SAME UNION. CPARAGRAPH 1 (E) OF TELEGRAM NO.
74). 'STRIKING' DOCKYARD WORKERS WERE ADVISED THEY ARE FREE TO
TAKE EMPLOYMENT PROVIDED EXCESS PAY OVER STRIKE ALLOWANCE IS
DONATED TO UNION FUNDS, AND AT TWO OTHER UN IONS MEMBERS WERE
WARNED THAT ANY FAILURE TO SUPPORT THE UNION FULLY WOULD RESULT
IN LOSS OF THEIR 'STRIKE' PAY.
Paal
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