TNAG-0034-FCO40-70-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 8

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SPEARER 070OSSED THAT THE PISNIER ATVUCHED GREAT HOORTEX TO

WENING OVER THE NASCES IN.RONG BONG, THE NECELCITY TO LOCAL

COMUNIORS TO FLATS IN BILICE UNDE ATCAVET TEH BENDY AND MATHE

PVINCIPAL TASK OF FUITHERING TATLICTIO EUCATION IN THE OCLONY

SEMIBOLON HOWEVER, VO STATED, CHOU WARNED THE DELEGATION THAT IT

WAS NOT NECESSARY TO HAS EXCESSIVE DENNUn wen The PASSES IN

PONO KONG. THE N.C..A, CFFICML STATED THAT THE EUSETIAL

POTRIS OʻLY OF THE DIRECTIVE WOULD BE DISSEMINATED TO LOGAL

COMUNIST FANK AND FILE BEFORE 20TH OCTOBER.

2. FROM THE STATEMENTS FURPCITING TO HAVE BEEN BADE BY THE CHINESE PREMIDE IT MOULD APPEAR THAT THE C.P.G. 1S COMITERING

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RELEASING CraY, THE DEFERENCE TO AN EXPUPCATED SPIEFING BEING GIVEN

TO THE COMMUNIST RANK AND FILE BY 20TH OCTOBEF COULD INFER THAT

17 19 INTENDED TO MAKE THE RELEASE ON OF SHORTLY AFTER THAT DATE,

ONE WHICH, THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST, IS MISTAKENLY BELIEVED IN

ONE COMMUNIST CIRCLES AS THE DAY FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULED RELEASE FROM PRISON OF HSUCH PING, THE LOCAL N.C..N.A. REPORTER,

HE IS OF COURSE HOT DUE FOR RELEASE UNTIL FIL-NOVENBET. CHOUS

APPARENT ADM155ION THAT THE C.P.G. 13 PREPARED TO NAKE CONCESSIONS

18 AN EFFORT TO EASE STRO-BRITISH RELATIONS IN THE HOPE OF RECIPROCAL

GESTURES, 1S THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NEW POINT TO EMERGE. THE BERANDER

OF CHOU'S DISSERTATION TO A LARGE EXTENT CONFIRMS RECENT FEPORTS

THAT THE CORNCHISTS INTEND TO ALLOW OPEN CONFRONTATION WITH TE COVERNIGHT TO FALE AWAY SEXICOLO!! HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT

THEY WILL NECESSARILY ALLOW A COMPLETE TURN TO THE STATE CF

AFFAITS PERTAINING BEFORE CONFRONTATION. ARISING FROM THIS LATEST

DIRECTIVE THE COMMUNISTS ARE LIVELY TO LAY EVEN CREATIE CUPPASIS

C UNITED FRONT' UCES IN THE COMING BOUTS.

/F.0. PLEASE

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