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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 312 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
3.
(F) ATTACKS IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS ON ALLEGED GOVERNEMNT SUPPRESSION
OF THE PROPAGATION OF MAO'S THOUGHTS. A SPEECH BY THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE ALL CIRCLES ANTI-PERSECUTION STRUGGLE COMMITTEE. SUPPORTING
STATEMENTS BY OTHER COMMUNIST GROUPS AND EDITORIAL COMMENTS WERE
GIVEN PROMINENCE. THE PEKING DAILY REPORT AND CORRECTION CONCERNING
THE CHEUNG SHA WAN INCIDENT WAS IGNORED LOCALLY, ALTHOUGH THE
LOCAL RIGHT WING PRESS GAVE IT PROMINENCE (CHARGE D'AFFAIRES
K
PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 581). AN APPEAL BY A GOVERNMENT
OFFICER, SPEAKING IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY,
TO INDUSTRIALISTS TO EMPLOY SMALL NUMBERS OF COMMUNIST
'STRIKERS' WAS HAILED AS A VICTORY, AND IT WAS CLAIMED, SHOWED
THAT GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN FORCED TO ACCEPT 'STRIKERS' EMPLOYMENT
APPLICATIONS TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. ON THE OTHER HAND AN OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT THAT EX-GOVERNMENT 'STRIKERS' WOULD NOT
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BE REINSTATED WAS NOT REPORTED. PUBLICITY REGARDING ASSISTANCE
TO RAINSTORM AND CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF EMERGENCY
EQUIPMENT CONTINUED TO RECEIVE HEADLINE TREATMENT. THERE HAS
BEEN LITTLE COMMENT ABOUT THE USE OF THE COLONY AS A
'WAR BASE' DURING THE CURRENT VISIT OF ANOTHER U.S. AIRCRAFT
CARRIER (SEE S. OF S. TELEGRAM NO. 1153).
(G) REPORTS SUGGESTING INCREASING LOCLA COMMUNIST FINANCIAL DIFFIC-
-ULTIES SEMICOLON THE SALARY OF THE STAFF OF THREE MINOR COMMUNIST
NEWSPAPERS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 30% SEMICOLON A COMMUNIST
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DOCKWORKERS' UNION HAS TOLD ITS UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS TO OBTAIN
A
WORK TO EASE THE STRAIN ON CHINA'S FUNDS SEMICOLON AT A SENIOR
STAFF MEETING OF THE BANK OF CHINA IT WAS EMPHASISED BUSINESS
MUST BE IMPROVED THIS YEAR AND DISCLOSED THAT OVERSEAS DEPOSITS HAVE
FALLEN.
(H) COMPARATIVE QUIET ON THE BORDER: ALTHOUGH THE SHUNTING ENGINE AT
LO WU REMAINS FREE OF SLOGANS THE CREW HAVE BEEN REQUIRED DAILY SINCE 15TH JUNE TO CHANT MAO'S THOUGHTS CPARAGRAPH 1(J) TELEGRAM 768).
ONE OF THE CPG RAILWAY WAGONS ENTERING HONG KONG ON 21ST JUNE BORE
OFFENSIVE SLOGANS. ON 21ST JUNE PLA PERSONNEL FIRED
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