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(C) THE RELEASE OF THREE CHERGENCY DETAINEES WITH ROUTINE COMMUNIST
PRESS, COVERAGE (TELEGRAM 2185). RELEASE OF DETAINEES HAS PEEL THE
SUBJECT OF FOUR DELEGATIONS TO GOVERNHENT OFFICES, COMMINIST PRESS
PIPLICITY, AND LOCAL ENGLISH PRESS CORRESPONDENCE (PARAGRAPH 109)
OF TELEGRAM 2192). THE VISIT MADE TO GREY IN PEKING, AND MIS
TREATMENT HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF VIDESPREAD PULICITY IN THE NON-
COMMUNIST FRESS BUT VERE ALMOST IGNORED IN CONST
NEWSPAPERS.
CDD A LARGE FUNCTION AT A COMMUNIST SCHOOL TO BRICH STUDENTS' FRIENDS
FROM NON-COMMUNIST SCHOOLS WERE INVITED, PARTICULAR ATTENTION BEING
PAID TO GOVERNMENT AND SUISIDISED SCHOOLS. A MUNDER ÅRE MELIEVED TO
HAVE ATTENDED. A COMPILIST TEACHERS ASSOCIATIM, PREVIOUSLY USED
FOR FUTED FRONT WORK, HAS RESUED MEETINGS AFTER NEARLY 15 MONTHS OF INACTIVITY. UNEVENTFUL GOVERNMENT INSPECTIONS OF COMMUNIST SCHCrts
CONTINUE.
(E) THE APPEARANCE OF A SOLICITOR TO REPRESENT AN N.C.N.A. HESSENGER IN COURT TO ANSWER A TRAFFIC SIGNS. AFTER THE TRIAL THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS ENTERTAINED BY SENIOR N.C.NA. OFFICIALS. IT MAY
INDICATE THAT THE COMMUNISTS INTEND TO RECOGNISE TO SOME EXTENT THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COURTS, AT LEAST IN AS FAR AS C.P.G. PERSONNEL, ARE CONCERNED, AND WHERE THE OFFENCE 13 NOT CONNECTED WITH THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
(F) CONTINUING PRESSURE ON UNEMPLOYED QUOTE STRIKERS INCUTE TO FIND ALTERATIVE WORK. THIS HAS HAD LITTLE SURCESS IN THE MAIN TRANSPORT- ATION UNION AND LARGE GROUPS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ATTEND POLITICAL STUDY SESSIONS IN CHINA VHERE CURRENT. POLICY HAS REEN EXPLAINED. SHALLER UNIONS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OR NEAR COMPLETION OF THEIR CAMPAIGNS AND SOME, INCLUDING TWO DOCKYARD VORKERS' UNIONS, HAVE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE END OF QUOTE
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STRIKE PAY INDUTE THIS MONTH. THIS HAS CAUSED MUCH RESENTMENT AMONG MEMBERS, AINTE STRIKE PAY UNOLOTE DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF NOVEER TOTALLED NEARLY DOLLARS 2 HILLICH TO 5,400 QUOTE STRIKERS INQUITE AS COMPARED WITH ABOUT DOLLARS 2.5 MILLION TO 6,600 QINTE
STRIKERS UNCUTE AT THE END OF OCTOBER.
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