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strong reaction can be expected from China.
could lead to further violence against the Charge
d'Affaires and his staff in Peking, the Senior
Inspector of Police who was abducted on 14th October,
and other British Nationals in China (including British
seamen in ships calling at ports on the China coast).
Economic pressure could also be applied by way of
disruption of food, water and other supplies.
China might also be persuaded to give more active support,
by ways of men, materials and money to the terrorist
campaign;
e)
further border incidents and demonstrations, possibly
on a much higher scale than heretofore, could be
staged in protest;
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incidents in protest would probably be staged in
the Urban area
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these may continue for some time;
incitement to and encouragement for acts of violence
could still be broadcast over Radio Villa Verde and
Mainland Radio Stations; and
it would present communists and fellows travellers
throughout the world with the opportunity to attack
a Colonial regime for interfering with the freedom
of the press.
CONCLUSION
10.
There is little doubt that the communist press, as the
major communication link between the communist leadership and the
"masses" is, to a large extent, responsible for inciting and
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