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The difficulty is that the hoi-pollo1 of

ONGO are scared of giving in the wes of guilty persons for fear of reprisals to themselves if the accused are charged and not con- victed. Collaborators were many in the gendarmerie and also among the "bad hats" of the Colony, not to mention those among the ranks of the more prominent personages of the population, It is not surprising, therefore, that a number of anonymous letters have been received by the authorities from people who are afraid of Piving the collaborators away openly.

(iii) LI KAR YAN (See Weekly Intelligence Eurary 10. 7 under the leading local Affairs") has not been discharged by permission of the Commander-in-Chief. Owing to the departure for C.40 of the principal witness in the case, le person from

Lon M Vall demanded money for be release of the boat, there was insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction.

(iv) Maj. Gen, S.A. YEE las returned to the Colony from his visit to C UCL G, Me comes as a special liaison officer for the Ceneralis io and ranks senior to Maj. Gen. FAN, the Lead of the CineSe ilitary Delegation. It is reported that the latter will shortl be winding-up its ffairs Lere and departing the Colony.

Gen. YEE states that Lis plans for le Puture are to retire from both the Ary and the UCI LIG, to establish business relations ips betresa Linself and headquarters in 10G- 2010, with branches in dr I end TIMUSIK, and to lead a new political party. e feels that only in 30 KOM vill he find the political and financial security be requires, since IL (iis opinion) is not a democracy and is most unlikely to become one under the

Were will be no c. lnce of free political tought develo ing in

le contends, until the Comunist aruies and their areas of do fretion have bee elizi- nated, Thich is brefore the first essential for this rood of the country.

On tile sul ject of the present conflict between the ( and the Jo. wists in C*** te General state? tlet five Chinese divisions with :odern sciment and fir cu ort ere believed suflicient to oversole e Garm ic ts 1.0 re poorly equiped and untrained in modern thotics of warfare, Cemeralissio ir being advised cert in influential Chinese

to crush the Cor: usists once eni for all at the first convenient op orevity. Latever the reason for CVMI'S apparent desire not to take ny large-scale action for the present, & slowdown rust colle sommer or later. Gel. N confirmed previous infor- nation that PU Las in ideological and policy-eking control of the Chinese Com unists, but að stomped short of sueriring then Til arns and am unition.

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(v) With the arrival of a properl-accredited repr tativer Ir. C (as reported in Teekly telligence du ko. 7), the NUO II MAU in the Colon Les strengthened its position ant may be expected to become increasingly active. is being closely atolled by the Cor unist underground represen- tatives, ho are, orever, not believed to be pleming any immediate action except in the sphere of propaganda. warfare develop in th and the movement of Central Coverm troops trough the Colony still be continuing, be for aunis tɛ could be expected to make attempts on their con un cations in usual guerilla style. The 10 ON SVOL Railway and troop embarkation points ·ould be be most likely targets.

(vi)

Should

Mention tas : ads in Weekly Intelligence durary airfield construction 10. 7, in conection vis; the 100

project of the Lp earance of posters of topic. 1ly Red copo- zation in the nelourhood.

Actual proof of Col unist propaganda in the

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