CO129-512-2 Political situation in China- and Canton 31-5-1929 - 13-11-1929 — Page 33

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subsequently identified as that of an agent

provocateur of the Canton Government.

Information

provided by this man had led to the arrest and

execution of certain members of the Young Communist

group on their way to Kwangsi province; and his

murder was with reason laid at the door of this

organisation.

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Further investigations led to the discovery

of a quantity of Communist literature in the possession of three women and two men believed to be

members of the Young Communists; and, although no

evidence could be found to connect them with the

murder, the documents together with similar papers

from other sources throw considerable light on the

recent developments of the Communist movement in

China. I enclose a precis of the contents of two

printed booklets which are evidently intended for

the use of Communist propagandists.

These are

largely self explanatory; but two points in particular may be noted. One is the promptness with which they appeared the date of one is the 18th of July, less

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than a week following the first step taken by the

Chinese in Manchuria and the evidence, taken in

conjunction with similar movements in other countries, of a very efficient system of inter-communication between Communist organisations throughout the world.

The other is the very definite declaration of war against the Koumintang, which is made clearer still

by a