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INSURGENCY
5. AT THE RICK OF TEACHING GRANDMOTHERS, MAY I WARN AGAINST ANY PRESS STATEMENT ABOUT 'HELPING TO COMBAT THE INSURGENCY DEFEATING COMMUNISM ETC'. EVEN US VISITORS NORMALLY DISGUISE THIS POINT BY SAYING HELPING TO IMPROVE STABILITY, STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ETC. THE NPA, SOME OF WHOM ALREADY SUSPECT US OF HELPING THE AFP IN ANTI-INSURGENCY TRAINING, COULD WELL RETALIATE AGAINST BRITISH INTERESTS IF THEY FELT THESE
SUSPICIONS WERE CORROBORATED.
MACINNES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
SEAD
PROTOCOL D
NEWS D
HKD
NNNN
50
DISTRIBUTION
50
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
2
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