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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 205 TO HONG KONG
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5. LAI ALSO REPORTS THAT PANG FU WAH AND CHAN YAT SAN (WHO ARE APPARENTLY THE MOST DIFFICULT MEMBERS TO DEAL WITH) ARE HOPING TO COLLECT A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AS A RESULT OF THEIR VISIT HERE:
(I) BY INVITING SUBSCRIPTIONS OF ONE POUND MONTHLY FROM CHINESE COMMUNITY HERE FOR PROPOSED NEWSPAPER (NEW TERRITORIES PEOPLES MAIL):
(11) BY INVITING COMMUNITY TO APPOINT THEM ON A FEE BASIS AS AGENTS OF AN OVERSEAS CHINESE SERVICE BUREAU WHICH THEY PROPOSE TO SET
UP ON THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG. BUREAU WOULD HANDLE PROBLEMS
RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, PURCHASE OF LAND, ETC.
6. APART FROM OTHER CONSIDERATIONS LAI POINTS OUT THAT ACTIVITIES
OF THIS KIND WOULD PLAY RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE COMMUNISTS WHO
ARE WATCHING DELEGATION CLOSELY: AND HE NOW SEEKS YOUR INSTRUCTIONS
AS TO WHAT ACTION HE SHOULD TAKE. IT SEEMS TO US THAT ANY ATTEMPT BY AN OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO COLLECT OR CANVASS SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH-
OUT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OFFICIAL SANCTION COULD BE MISINTERPRETED OR MISREPRESENTED, WITH UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES.
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