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(F) A DECISION TO KEEP IN BEING THE LOCAL C.P.G. NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE IN READINESS FOR THE 20TH
ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR. AT THE MEETING WHICH AGREED ON THIS
INNOVATION A SENIOR COMMUNIST ADMITTED THAT THIS YEAR THEY HAD NOT ACHIEVED FULLY THEIR AIMS (UNSPECIFIED) SEMICOLON THIS WAS PROBABLY
A REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE TO ATTRACT ANY LARGE NUMBERS OF NON-
COMMUNISTS TO THE CELEBRATIONS.
(G) THE RESUMPTION, ON A SMALL SCALE, OF REINSTATEMENT DELEGATIONS
TO A FEW GOVERNMENT AND COMPANY OFFICES DURING THE WEEK. INTENSE
PRESSURE ON 'STRIKERS' TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT HAS CONTINUED. MORALE
REMAINS AT A LOW EBB IN LABOUR CIRCLES. IN A TEXTILE WORKERS UNION
STUDY SESSIONS FOR EMPLOYED WORKERS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BECAUSE
OF GENERAL APATHY.
(H) ONE MINOR STONING INCIDENT AT SHA TAU KOK ON THE LAND FRONTIER
IN WHICH TWO MEMBERS OF A POLICE/MILITARY PARTY RECEIVED SLIGHT
INJURIES.
2. THE REAPPEARANCE OF REINSTATEMENT DELEGATIONS IS NO DOUBT
AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNIST LABOUR LEADERS TO BOOST THE MORALE OF THEIR FOLLOWERS BY REASSURING THEM THAT THE CAMPAIGN
TO ACHIEVE A RETURN TO THEIR OLD JOBS HAS NOT BEEN ABANDONED COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH MORE UNIONS MAY ADOPT THIS TACTIC FROM TIME TO TIME IN RESPECT OF THEIR HARD CORE UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS,
THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WILL BE ANY LARGE SCALE RESURGENCE
OF SUCH ACTIVITY.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.
SIR D. TRENCH
FILES:
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]. [PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE).
HONG KONG DEPT
P.U.S.D.
FAR EASTERN DEPT
GUIDANCE DEPT
SIR J. JOHNSTON
SIR A. GALSWORTHY
MR. MORETON
INFORMATION RESEARCH DEPT
F.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD
OVERSEAS LABOUR ADVISER
OVERSEAS POLICE ADVISER
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