Lukajiha - Cork
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Sir A. Galsworthy
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HONG KONG
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It seems to me that Seacos 98, which you have no doubt seen, is an excellent illustration of the sort of thing we were talking about at Sir Saville Garner's meeting yesterday. This says in paragraph 1 that "the situation is turning into a payops and propaganda battle in Hong Kong and Kowloon
I have no doubt that this is right and, subject to Mr. Peck's views, I would agree with the request in paragraph 4 for help in providing an I.R.D. trained Cantonese speaker.
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But it seems to me that if this kind of psyops and propaganda activity is to be undertaken seriously those of us in Whitehall who are concerned with Hong Kong should know a good deal more about what is actually going on: in fact you may think it for consideration whether a general overall directive covering this sort of operation should not be issued, or at least cleared, here. I suggest that this might be done by those who were at yesterday's meeting (excluding the two Permanent Under-Secretaries).
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Mr. Peck
Mr. Ewart-Biggs (2 copies) Mr. Bolland
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(A.J. de la Mare)
5 July, 1967