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SECRET

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 447 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

5.

6. WHILE THE COMMUNIST PRESS HAS GIVEN EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY TO THE

REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES HELD BY COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS AND THE

VISITS TO THE GRAVES OF 'MARTYRS' BY SMALL GROUPS OF SUPPORTERS

DURING CHING MING FESTIVAL, THE PROPAGANDA HAS BEEN GENERALLY IN

A MINOR KEY. THIS MAY INDICATE A DESIRE ON THE PART OF LOCAL

COMMUNIST LEADERS TO AVOID UNNECESSARILY INFLAMING THEIR SUPPORTERS

AT THIS TIME.

FO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING 162 AND ROUTINE WASHINGTON 44

AND CANBERRA 31.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPETITION TO PEKING REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL DECISION,

REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS]

[PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]

FILES

C.O.

H.K.DEPT.

I& G.D.

i

J.I.R.D.

F.E.P.D.

DEFENCE DEPT.

MR. MASON

SIR A. GALSWORTHY

P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD

F.0.

F.E.D.

O.L.A.

O.P.A.

SSSSS

SIR D. ALLEN

DIS. MOD.

SECRET

ADVANCE

COPIES SENT

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