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NOTE, SUGGESTS THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ARE ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE TENSION FURTHER IN THE BORDER AREA.

6. TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN THE COLONY HAVE REPORTED FURTHER FACTIONAL

DISTURBANCES IN CANTON WITH WORKERS BECOMING MORE AND MORE INVOLVED

AND CLASHES OCCURRING BETWEEN RIVAL GROUPS IN INDUSTRIAL ORGA-

-NISATIONS. APPARENTLY THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A REPETITION OF FIGHTING

BETWEEN STUDENTS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKERS. IT IS REPORTED THAT

THE USE OF FIREARMS REMAINS RARE AND THE CANTON AUTHORITIES ARE

TAKING A FIRM STAND AGAINST FACTIONAL FIGHTING WITH THE PLA

INTERVENING REGULARLY TO DISPERSE COMBATANTS.

FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON AS MYTEL 58, HC CANDERRA AS

MYTEL 46, AND PEKING AS MYTEL 222.

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SIR D. ALLEN

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