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(G) COMPARATIVE QUIET ON THE LAND BORDER WHERE IN GENERAL THE PATTERN
OF COMMUNIST ACTIVITY REMAINS UNCHANGED. PROPAGANDA WORK, IN THE
FORM OF MEETING AND MAO SLOGAN CHANTING SESSIONS HAS BEEN RESUMED IN
C.T. NEAR THE FRONTIER BY P.L.A. PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE
MEMBERS OF A 'PROPAGAND TEAM' WHICH ARRIVED RECENTLY IN THE AREA FROM
CANTON CSEE PARA 1CH) TELEGRAM 892).
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2. THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM PEKING FOR AN 'ALL CIRCLES! RALLY APPEAR TO
BE A LAST ATTEMPT LOCALLY TO BRING PRESSURE TO BEAR ON THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT BEFORE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE CONCERNING THE
FUTURE OF THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL. LOCAL COMMUNIST LEADERS WILL NO DOUBT
SEE THIS AS A FURTHER INDICATION OF SUPPORT FROM CHINA, BUT IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS MADE CLEAR TO THEIR,
FOLLOWERS. HOWEVER, EITHER WAY, THE POSTER, SLOGAN AND PAMPHLET
CAMPAIGNS WILL PROBABLY BE INTENSIFIED, AS WILL DELEGATIONS TO GOV-
ERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. WE CAN EXPECT TOO, 'PROTEST MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES. SO FAR, THERE IS NO SUGGESTION
THAT DEMONSTRATIONS OR OTHER MORE VIOLENT FORMS OF PROTEST ARE BEING
CONSIDERED BY THE COMMUNIST HIERARCHY IN HONG KONG
BUT THE RISK OF SPONTANEOUS TROUBLE REMAINS ESPECIALLY IF STUDENTS
ARE INVOLVED.
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