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Your telegram No.1163 to Canberra.
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Your telegram No.1038.
Disturbances.
I am very grateful for your response to my proposals.
2.
In present lull, extreme measures are not of course immediately
necessary; but we must be careful not to be so over-tolerant as to allow
a fresh and different assault to be hatched up in total impunity, nor to
lose the initiative entirely. Posters, leaflets and the press are still
operating flagrantly outside the law, and the continued and unmolested
presence here of the worst of the leaders and agitators remains most
dangerous. While we certainly must not be unduly provocative at the
present time, it would be equally dangerous for several reasons to shew
excessive complacency, weakness or apparent vacillation.
3. I am therefore considering what counteraction within the above limits
might be taken during this present phase. It could best, I believe, take
the general form of a gradual but fairly (?omission) reinsistence on
adherence to the law (either by normal police action or through the
courts) in carefully selected cases. In this, it would not, of course,
be practicable to consult you on every occasion; but I would naturally
consult before doing anything particularly likely to stir up trouble.
4. Your paragraph 3. Possibility of deportees being refused entry at the
border has of course been very much in my mind throughout. But, if this
should occur, detention or police supervision procedures would in
suitable cases, if things got that far - be available.
For militant small fry police
supervision orders might be a very useful weapon.
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what form a new and serious confronta- tion would take. We are, however,
actively planning, with the public utility companies where they are
concerned, what we would do to counter widespread and prolonged
stoppages in the essential services. This seems the most probable risk
at present, apart from a plain recurrence of violence.
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tell at present whether I shall be able to go after all or not; but I
have to make certain public arrangements on the assumption that
conditions will permit me to go even if these arrangements have to be
cancelled at the last moment.
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The Communist papers this morning (29 May) devoted their front page
editorials and other reports to the arrival of the "BULWARK".
2. The Ta Kung Pao editorial entitled "Are the Hong Kong British
intending to indulge in gunboat diplomacy?". Times have changed and
gunboat diplomacy cannot now work against the New China. "Obviously the
British ships have come here to bolster Trench's morale, to intimidate
Chinese compatriots in Hong Kong and to provoke the whole of the Chinese
people....The Hong Kong British are today trying to increase their
suppression by intimidation this plot must be exposed. In this way
everybody can raise their vigilance, unite and get organised and
struggle with them to the end. With the strong motherland in the rear
and the thoughts of Hao Tse-Tung pointing the way the struggle will
definitely be victorious".
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3. The Wen Wei Pao editorial entitled "People are not frightened even by
an aircraft carrier" makes the following specific points. The presence
of U.S. ships in Hong Kong at the same time as the "BULWARK" is evidence
of Anglo-U.S. collusion. The display on deck of men and equipment as the
"BULWARK" arrived was a clear indication of the intention to intimidate.
The Chinese people have never been intimidated by gunboat diplomacy,
witness the opium war, the Boxers and the "AMETHYST" incident. What use
is the "BULWARK" anyway? Can its aircraft bomb Statue Square? of what
value are your 2,000 troops even with the support of the so-called "400
and more organisations". The "BULWARK" is a paper tiger with one tooth
and half a claw. As Chairman Mao teaches us "In order to struggle
against the enemy we have formed the concept over a long period that
strategically we should despise all enemies but tactically take them
seriously". If you escalate we will also escalate and struggle right
through until the Hong Kong British have unconditionally accepted the 5
serious demands of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 4
just demands of the Hong Kong compatriots.
This conclusion was
reached already a long time ago.
4. There are also on the front pages of the N.C.N.A. reports datelined
Hong Kong 28 May, which describe the "BULWARK", state that its visit is
a plot and that Chinese compatriots in Hong Kong are closely watching
this.
5. A number of neutral and right-wing newspapers have published pictures
of the ship, usually without comment.
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here since 22 May and there seems at present no need positively to
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speedy acceptance of Chinese Foreign Ministry Five-point demands and
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compatriots is vain attempt to repeat 19th century gunboat policy. But
Chinese people and Hong Kong compatriots do not give a jot for a few
broken down worships.
British
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Article concludes "We once again warn British imperialism, Hong Kong
compatriots directed by Mao's thoughts, will certainly fully settle
accounts for your terrible crimes in Hong Kong. Chinese people armed
with the thought etc. will certainly give you deserved punishment. Let
imperialist gunboat policy go to devil. If British imperialism persists
in wilful acts, it must eat the fruits of them".
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Wing in Hong Kong and reports Governor as saying on 26 May that Chinese
Foreign Ministry 5 point Jemands and Bong Kong compatriots 4 point
demands are not acceptable.
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