TNAG-0011-FCO40-47-Kowloon-disturbances-1967 — Page 168

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JUNE 1967

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HERE IS VERY LITTLE TO GO ON FROM CHINESE SIDE BUT FOLLOWING

LY BEST GUESS AT THEIR SNTENTIONS TOWARDS HONG KONG.

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PRON WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO PAR IT SEEYS PROBABLE THAT THE C P Q 3 MOS DEL1030 (PREV

START THE TROUBLE: THAT THE LEFT WING IN HONG ANG AY HAVE GONE FURTHER THAN THE C P G WANTED IN ELOVING UP THE SILLITION: THAT THE CPG WAS HEREBY FORCED (PERHAPS WITH SOME RELUCTANCED TO INTERVENE POLITICALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE LEFT WING: MR THEIR PRESTIGE HAS IN THE PROCESS BECOME TO SOME EXTENT ENGAGED IN COCKING A QUOTE SUCCESS UNQUOTE IN HONG KONG.

TO THIS I THINK WE MAY TENTATIVELY CONCLUDE THE CP G'S BASIC

POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG HAS NOT REPEAT NOT FORMALLY CHANGED. BUT

THIE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THIS POLICY CAN OPERATE HAVE CHANGED IN THE

Na Ways

WAD CUING TO CULTUREL REVOLUTION LEFT WING LEADERS IN HONG KONG MAY

E LESS AMEHABLE TO CONTROL FROM FIXING..

LOD IN THE FOLLZ WAY OVING TO PRESENT TURMOIL IN PEKING LEVEL-HEADED

PROPLOSIONALS SUCH AS CHOU EN-LAI AND CH EN Y! ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO REWILUTIONARY PRESSURES TO QUOTE DO SOMETHING UNQUOTE: CON CHANESE PRESTIGEPAS BEEN TO

POINT DEMANDS.

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EXTENT ENGAGED BY THEIR FIVE

4. FROM THIS IT WOULD FOLLOW THAT IT IS NOT REPEAT NOT C P G'S PRES

INTENTICH TO TAKE OVER HONG KONG DY FORCE. IDEALLY THEY WOULD TO GAIN A CUBAR DIPLOMATIC VICTORY AS AT MACAO AT MINIMUM ECON-

BUT THEY HAVE

Y DIFFICULT IS

DADLY REALIÓŜED BY NOW THAT THIS IS GOING

14POSSIBLE. IT IS DY NO MEANS CERTAIN

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