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CONFIDENTIAL
Hong Kong Information and Propaganda
Points arising in discussion with Colonel Wild and Colonel Murray
1. Series of separate but related problems
2.
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open attempts by P.L.A. to subvert Gurkha
troops on frontier duty.
Chinese communist activity with fishermen
and agriculturalists in N.T.s.
countering communist propaganda and
sustaining morale of Hong Kong Chinese.
external problems of sustaining confidence,
keeping incidents in proportion.
Lack of overall direction of information/
a
propaganda effort. Cater too wide range
of responsibilities to concentrate on this
aspect. Stevenson rushed off feet. Lack of
general directive or propaganda strategy
resulting from total absorption with problems
of countering day-by-day communist
allegations, coping with news of incidents
etc.
3. Need for someone as permanent focal point for
4.
feeding overseas correspondents.
Comparison with organisation in Singapore
under Reddaway during confrontation.
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