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(E) INDICATIONS OF FALL ING MORALE IN LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES.

A SENIOR F.T.U.. OFFICIAL RECEIVED A REPORT THAT UNION MEMBERS

ARE DISCOU FA CED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REINSTATEMENT CAMPAIGI,

CONFUSED BY THE LACK OF A UNIFORM POLICY AND FEWER 'STRIKERS'

ARE SUPPORTING THE CAMPAI GI. EMPLOYEES IN F.T.U. CL IN ICS AND

COMMUN IST COMMERCIAL AND BANKING ORGANISATIONS ARE REPORTED TO

BE DISSATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT STUDYING MAO'S

THOUGHTS. THERE HAS BEEN DI SA CREEMENT AMONG LEADING PERSONALITIES

IN COMMUNIST FILM CIRCLES OVER PRODUCTION POLICY, WHILE BUSINESS

IN COMMUNIST CINEM AS IS POOR. SOME STAFF MEMBERS IN FILM

COMP AN IES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL

STUDY SESSIONS.

(F) THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PREPARATORY COMM ITTEE TO ORGANISE

LOCAL CELEBRATIONS OF C.P.G. NATIONAL DAY SEM ICO LON THE COMM ITTEE

ANNOUNCED THAT THE CELE RATIONS WOULD BE ON A LARGER SCALE THIS

YEAR, THE THEME BEING THE THOUGHTS OF MAO, AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

WERE URGED TO START PREPARATIONS NOW.

(G) THE RESUMPTION OF PICNIC PARTIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BY

GROUPS OF COMMUNISTS FROM THE URBAN AREAS.

(H) CONTINUING MAJOR THEME IN LOCAL COMMUNIST PRESS OF ASSISTANCE

FOR RAINSTORM VICTIMS, AND CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT'S 'IN ADEQUATE '

REL IEF SEM ICO LOW ILL-TREATMENT OF DETAINEES AND RE-EMP LOYMENT

OF SEAMEN ALSO GIVEN SOME PUBLICITY. REPORTS OF FACTION AL

FIGHTING IN CHINA WERE I GNORED BY THE COMMUNIST PRESS IN SPITE

OF ADMISSIONS BY BOTH RADIO PEKING AND KWANGTUNG AND SERIOUS

FLOODING IN KWANGTUNG PROVINCE WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 30TH JUNE

WHEN IT WAS ALLEGED IT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMBATTED. THE

DISCOVERY OF BODIES CPARAGRAPH 1 (B) ) WAS ALSO PRACTICALLY

1 @ORED ALTHOUGH THE MAJOR LOCAL NEWS İTEM IN THE NON-COMMUNIST

PRESS.

(1) GENERAL QUIET ON THE LAND BORDER. PASSENGERS ENTERING CHINA'

AT LO WU ARE STILL REQUIRED ON OCCASIONS TO CHANT SLOGANS, SOME

OF WHICH ARE ANTI-BRITISH, AND INTERMITTENT ANTI-BRITISH LOUDSPEAK-

ER BROADCASTS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM C.T.

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