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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1017A TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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SOME FIELDS IN B.T., APPARENTLY IN AN ATTEMPT CUNSUCCESSFUL) TO

LOCATE OTHER ESCAPEES. THESE MEASURES INDICATE THE DETERMINATION

OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL EMIGRATION ACROSS THE

LAND BORDER.

2. COMMUNIST AGITATION ON THE CHUNG WA ISSUE HAS REMAINED AT A

GENERALLY LOW LEVEL DURING THE WEEK DESPITE THE KWANGTUNG

SUPPORT COMMITTEE STATEMENT AND N.C.N.A. PEKING NEWS RELEASE

PUBLICISED ON 18TH AUGUST. (SEE PARAGRAPH 2 OF TELEGRAM 1008).

THE REFERENCE TO AN ALTERNATIVE USE FOR THE BUILDING SUGGESTS THAT

THE STAFF OF THE SCHOOL ARE BEING PREPARED, BY THE LOCAL COMMUNIST

HIERARCHY, FOR THE PROBABILITY THAT THE SCHOOL WILL NOT RESU E IN

THE FORMER PREMISES, BUT WILL OPERATE UNDER-GROUND IN OTHER SCHOOLS,

THUS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH GOVERNMENT.

FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

C.O.

H.K.D.

P.A.D.

I.R.D.

F.E. & P.D.

DEFENCE DEPT.

MR. MASON

SIR A. GALSWORTHY

P.S.

LORD SHEPHERD

F.0.

F.E.D.

U.L.A.

O.P.A.

P.U.S.D.

D.I.S. M.O.D.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED] [PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]

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