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established itself in the countries of Eastern Europe, and
it will seek to establish itself in China and elsewhere in
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Asia in the same way.
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The danger in China is Russian penetration and
domination. It is essential, until further notice, to avoid
any suggestion that any tendencies towards Titoism or
independence of the Kremlin exist in the Chinese Government;
such tendencies would be encouraged in practice rather by our
stressing the Chinese Government's subservience to Russia,
acquiescence in Russian exploitation of Manchuria, etc. At
present discreet references to conflicts of national interest
between China and Russia should never suggest that the
Chinese Communists are in any way standing up to the Kremlin.
It is important to stress Russian attempts to dominate and
exploit China; but for the present blame should be laid on
the Kremlin.
8. For the sake of world opinion it is desirable to
represent the struggle in Malaya as being directed against
the Malayan Communist Party, and not as operations by
Government against mere banditry. The line should be that in
Malaya Communism is not acceptable to the peoples of the
country, who are indeed overwhelmingly opposed to it. Communists themselves have put themselves out of court in
Malaya on three grounds:
(i)
They are a small and mostly alien minority
seeking to impose their ideas against the
wishes of the great majority in the
country;
(ii) they are attempting to do this by violent
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means, contrary to all democratic, constitutional
and lawful practice;
and