IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFF TELNO 812
24 JUR, 1968
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ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 812 DATED 24TH
JUNE, REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO POLAD SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, AND
UKREP CANBERRA, AND BY SAVINGRAM TO PEKING.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C.
FOLLOWING FROM L.I.C.
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 06.00 HOURS, W24TH JUNE,
1968 FOLLOWS.
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN:
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(A) NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AT THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND IN NORTH
KOWLOON (PARAGRAPH 1 CA) OF TELEGRAM NO. 768) ALTHOUGH
PORTRAITS OF MAO AND SOME COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA POSTERS APPEARED
ON SEVERAL DAYS AND WERE REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ELSEWHERE
A GROUP CHANTED SLOGANS IN A NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGE, AND SOME
ANTI-BRITISH POSTERS WERE DISCOVERED IN TWO OTHER VILLAGES.
ON 21ST JUNE ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND A GROUP ATTEMPTING TO HOLD
A PUBLIC MAO PROPAGATION MEETING DISPERSED AFTER POLICE WARNINGS
SEMICOLON AND A MEMBER OF THE VILLAGE ANTI-PERSECUTION STRUGGLE
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ORGANISING THE
MEETING. HIS ARREST WAS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT LIVED NOISY
DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION. TWO COMMUNIST UNIONS
IN THE URBAN AREA, ARE ORGANISING A SERIES OF PICNIC PARTIES
TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND OUTLYING ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS.
(B) SOME DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DELEGATIONS SEMICOLON 42
GROUPS VISITED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REGARDING
REINSTATEMENT, COST OF LIVING, RELEASE OF
PRISONERS, GIFT RICE' FROM CHINA, THE RIGHT TO PROPAGATE THE
PA.
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BECHET
RECLIVE IN ARCHIVES HOU63 25 JUN 1968
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