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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1008 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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WITH REINSTATEMENT, VISITED COMPANY OFFICES..

(F) THE OPENING OF A BRANCH OF A MAJOR COMMUNIST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE

EW TERRITORIES: NO CEREMONY WAS HELD BUT SOME 620 STUDENTS CHANTED

LOGANS ON THE PREMISES. THREE NEW COMMUNIST EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISH-

MENTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED BY GOVERNMENT SO FAR DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS, NINE ARE BEING PROCESSED AND A NUMBER ARE STILL OUTSTANDING. (G) CONTINUED ATTACKS IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS ON GOVERNMENT, THE CHUNG

WAH SCHOOL ISSUE BEING THE PRINCIPAL FEATURE. THE VISIT OF A LARGE

U.S, WARSHIP, ALTHOUGH CITED AS EVIDENCE OF THE USE OF THE COLONY

AS A 'BASE FOR AGRESSION, WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PROMINENCE. (H) COMPARATIVE QUIET ON THE LAND BORDER WHERE CONDITIONS GENERALLY

REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE C.C.A. PROPAGANDA TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO

OPERATE IN C.T. (SEE PARAGRAPH 1(G) TELEGRAM 983).

2. LOCAL COMMUNIST REACTION TO THE CHUNG WAH SCHOOL ISSUE HAS, SO FAR, BEEN COMPARATIVELY MILD. THE N.C.N.A. PEKING RELEASE AND THE KWANG-

TUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE STATEMENT, WHICH CONTAIN NO REALLY NEW ISSUES, WILL NO DOUBT BOOST LOCAL MORALE AND PROVIDE THE IMPETUS FOR A

REVITALISED PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL NO INDICATION

HAT LOCAL COMMUNISTS INTEND TO DEFY THE DE-REGISTRATION ORDER OR

PROVOKE A DIRECT CLASH WITH GOVERNMENT OVER THIS ISSUE.

GOVERNOR

SIR D. TRENCH

REPEATED AS REQUESTED] (PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]

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DEFENCE DEPT,

MR.

MASON

SIR A. GALSWORTHY

P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD

F.E.D.

O.L.A.

O.P.A.

P.U.S.D.MR BUTLER)

SIR D. ALLEN

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