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Memorandum
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ANTI-COMMUNIST INFORMATION WORK
IN HONG KONG
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald has proposed in his
telegram No.455 from Singapore to the Foreign
office, the appointment of an additional
Information Officer in Hong Kong, for anti-
Communist work particularly. It has been
suggested that the officer, if appointed,
should work in close relationship to the
Regional Information Office now being establish-
ed in Singapore.
This suggestion has been discussed between
the Colonial Office and Foreign Office at a
high level and the following are their agreed
views:
1. It is necessary first to have fuller
information on the shape of the kegonal
Information Office and its capacity before
agreeing to an appointment of a represen-
tative of that office outside Singapore.
(The Foreign Office have already telegraphed
for this Information)
2.
From the point of view of the Colonial
Office such an appointment is desirable in
that the present Public Relations Officer
is already working to capacity on normal
public relations work for the Colonial
Government.
3. The Governor of Hong Kong has also
supported the proposal in a letter to Sir
Ralph Hone dated 20th June, reference 31/3571,
498.
4. If such an officer is appointed, he will
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have to be one of the very few individuals
capable of entering into close relationships
with have to
with Chinese individuals and be of a high
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calibre altogether.
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