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2. THE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE CHUNG WAH SCHOOL
HAS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW THEME.
ALTHOUGH THE STATEMENT BY THE KWANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE IS BEING
INTERPRETED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNISTS AS INDICATIVE OF FURTHER SUPPORT
FROM CHINA, ITS WORDING SUGGESTS THAT IT IS NO MORE THAN A ROUTINE
PROTEST. THIS COMMITTEE HAS, SINCE ITS FORMATION LAST YEAR, ISSUED
STATEMENTS ATTACKING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHEN ANY MAJOR POINT
OF CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNISTS HAS ARISEN. THE
LATEST, SOMEWHAT BELATED, STATEMENT IS THEREFORE NO NEW DEPARTURE
AND CERTAINLY NOT PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT. AS TO THE CHARGE
D'AFFAIRES BEING SUMMONED TO THE M.F.A. ON THE 3RD AUGUST, THE C.P.G.
PROBABLY FEELS OBLIGED AT THIS STAGE TO LODGE A FORMAL THOUGH AS
YET UNPUBLISHED DIPLOMATIC PROTEST, IF ONLY FOR THE RECORD.
HOWEVER, SHOULD GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL APPROVE DEREGISTRATION IT SEEMS
LIKELY THAT WE CAN EXPECT A PUBLIC STATEMENT BY THE C.P.G.
DENOUNCING GOVERNMENT ACTION. MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE PHRASEOLOGY
AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH LOCAL COMMUNISTS WILL REACT TO ANY SUCH
OFFICIAL OVERT SUPPORT FOR THEIR CAUSE. NEVERTHELESS, ALL AVAILABLE
EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT NEITHER PEKING NOR THE LOCAL COMMUNIST
LEADERS WISH THIS ISSUE TO LEAD TO VIOLENCE.
FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND HC CANBERRA.
SIR D. TRENCH
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