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MAINTAINING THE FICTION THAT THE WORKERS HAVE NOT BEEN DISMISSED
BUT ARE STILL ON STRIKE' AND HAVE A RIGHT TO RETURN TO THEIR
FORMER JOBS WHEN THEY CHOOSE, EVEN TO THE EXTENT OF DEMANDING
THAT REPLACEMENTS RECRUITED IN THEIR ABSENCE SHOULD BE LAID
OFF. IF THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY ARE ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SECURING
RE-EMPLOYMENT OF DISMISSED 'STRIKERS' THIS WILL CERTAINLY
BE INTERPRETED BY THEM AS A VICTORY AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING
THEIR POSITION FOR ANOTHER SHOW-DOWN.
4. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE ANY SORT OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE
COMMUNIST UNIONS IN THEIR DELIBERATE ATTEMPTS TO RE-ESTABLISH
THEIR FORMER DOMINANT POSITION, LEST WE RETURN TO THE PRE-
MAY 1967 POSITION WHEN COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN THE KEY UTILITIES AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORT COMPANIES, AND
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO POSE A REAL
THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF THE COLONY. WE ARE, THEREFORE, GIVING FULL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE MANAGEMENTS OF
THE UTILITY AND OTHER KEY COMPANIES FOR THEIR RESISTANCE TO
THE UNION DEMANDS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE
TAXI AND BUS COMPANIES TO ACCEPT PERSONAL APPLICATIONS
FROM SUITABLE INDIVIDUALS FOR EMPLOYMENT, BOTH IN FAIRNESS TO
ANY WHO MAY HAVE BEEN MISLED AND AS ANOTHER WAY OF DISRUPTING
THE UNIONS' STANDING WITH THE WORKERS.
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