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4. WE HAVE TOLD THE NCNA OF OUR CONCERN AT THE LATEST FIGURES, POINTING OUT THAT ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE IN EARLIER YEARS, WE WOULD IN ANY CASE EXPECT GREATER PRESSURE OVER THE SPRING FESTIVAL PERIOD AND THAT WE HOPE NUMBERS WILL HAVE BEEN BROUGHT DOWN BY THEN TO VERY LOW LEVELS.
5. FOR PEKING. WOULD YOU FIND IT USEFUL TO HAVE ARREST FIGURES ON A DAILY BASIS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE OFFICILS IN PEKING TO MONITOR MORE CLOSELY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEASURES BEING
TAKEN IN GUANGDONG?
CATER
FILES
HK & GD
FED
PUSD
OID
NEWS D
PS/MR BLAKER
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON
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