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on the other there may be advantage in demonstrating
that he is just the agent of the Kremlin's new imperialism.
9.
It is clear that a most effective line of propaganda
so far as the Chinese community are concerned is to point
the moral locally of what is happening in the region of
China with which they have close family and traditional
ties.
News of conditions in China filtering through
private channels is already having a considerable effect
among the Overseas Chinese. This publicity should be
amplified by all discreet means, but it must be borne in
mind that the Chinese in South-East Asia are most suspicious
of Western attempts to prejudice them against the Peking
Government; and the hand of the white man must therefore
be kept as far as possible in the background, so that the
news reaches the public apparently through Asian channels,
and much will depend on the reputation for trustworthiness
which these channels maintain. It is also important to
avoid disseminating obviously false information or Kuomintang
propaganda which will compromise the channels used.
Distribution of publicity through overt channels need not
be entirely excluded if no other means are available;
this must be left to the discretion of the authoritics on
the spot. It should be possible to bring home the bad
conditions in China without actually attacking the Peking
Government as such (in this connexion please see para. 8
of the main paper).
10. The same line should apply, with due local
modification, in North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei, as
well as in the Federation of Malaya and Singapore.
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