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ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS, THE CIRCULATION
OF WHICH HAS RISEN SLIGHTLY. IN BOTH FILM AND PUBLISHING WORLDS, HOWEVER, COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS ARE STILL SUFFERING HEAVY LOSSES.
COMMENT.
11.
FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS
HAVE, AS EXPECTED, INTENSIFIED UNITED FRONT ACTIVITY. THE EMPHASIS ON THE NEED FOR DISCIPLINE IN THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT INDICATES
SOME APPREHENSION THAT MILITANT SUPPORTERS MAY STILL CAUSE
TROUBLE SEMICOLON THE LEADERSHIP IS OBVIOUSLY UNDER STRICT
INSTRUCTIONS TO DO ALL IT CAN TO AVOID INVOLVEMENT IN INCIDENTS.
IT IS TOO EARLY AS YET TO ASSESS THE DEGREE OF SUCCESS THIS
NEW WAVE OF ACTIVITY WILL ACHIEVE SEMICOLON CERTAINLY MORE WAGE
INCREASE DEMANDS ARE PROBABLE AND THESE, IF GRANTED, WILL DO
SOMETHING TO RESTORE THE COMMUNIST IMAGE AMONGST WORKERS.
IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT ARE PROGRESSING
AND MORE PLACES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE MADE AVAILABLE BOTH IN
URBAN AND RURAL AREAS DURING THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR. DESPITE
REFERENCE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS TO THE NEED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC
STANDARDS LITTLE IS BEING DONE TO EFFECT THIS AND INDOCTRINATION
CONTINUES AT A HIGH LEVEL. THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF GODOWN
SPACE BY A C P G AGENCY INDICATES A FURTHER UPSURGE IN CHINESE
EXPORTS TO AND THROUGH HONG KONG.
(F C O PLS PASS TO WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA)
SIR H. NORMAN-WALKER
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