CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 133.
ADVANCE COS
TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICEQ.
C.R.Q.
P.U.S.
29 JANUARY 1968
PIS.
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P.U.S.
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Mr. Hali Halt kupt
SECRET
ADDRESSED CO TELNO 133 OF 29TH JANUARY RFI PA SINGAPORE WASHINGTON
AND CANBERRA.
FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR JIC. FOLLOWING
FROM LIC.
LIC.
WEEKLŰ ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 29TH JANUARY 0600HOURS
FOLLOWS IN TWO PARTS (PART I ONLY FOR CANBERRA).
PART 1.
NTATON
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE COMMUNIST CONFRONTAION DURING
THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN:
AD THE CONTINUED ABSENCE OF ANY GENUINE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES BUT
X SIX HOAX BOMBS WERE REPORTED. A QUANTITY OF DYNAMITE AND FIREWORDS,
WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION WERE HANDED IN UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
AMNESTY, WHICH EXPIRED ON 28TH JANUARY: THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE
THAT ANY ORIGINATED FROM COMMUNIST SOURCES.
BƆ THE ARREST ON 23RD JANUARY, FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT, OF 7 Of
A GROUP OF 20 COMMUNIST UNION MEMBERS WHO GATHERED OUTSIDE A POLICE
STATION AND DEMANDED THE RELEASE OF THOSE ARRESTED DURING AN
0
INCIDENT ON 19TH JANUARY CPARAGRAPH 1(C) OF MY TELEGRAM/98 REFERS).
REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS UNION LATER VISITED POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND
MADE ON ORDERLY PROTEST CONCERNING THE ARRESTS.
C) FURTHER MEETINGS AT COMMUNIST UNIONS TO PROPAGATE THE WORKS
OF MAO, AND DISCUSS WAGE INCREASE DEMANDS. CHINESE NEW YEAR
"COMFORT VISITS" TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS-AND-THE-FAMILIIS-OF
PERSONS-KILLED OR IMPRONXW.QUGOPGEO+6RHDPQCB)@=>5/
J.A
'COMFORT VISITS' TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND THE FAMILIES OF
PERSONS KILLED OR IMPRISONED DURING CONFRONTATION, HAVE INCREASED.
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CASH AND FOOD HAS BEEN DISBURSED TOGETHER WITH THE PAYMENT OF
'STRIKE ALLOWANCES' FOR JANUARY AT SEVERAL UNIONS, ON A SCALE
SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS MONTHS. MEMBERS OF THE MAJOR COMMUNIST TRANSPORT
UNION HAVE APPROACHED BUS COMPANY EMPLOYEES TO SOLICIT SIGNATURES
TO A WAGE PETITION. DURING A FURTHER VISIT TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
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