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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