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TO FOREIGN "AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
8 SEPTEMBER 1969.
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ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 705 OF 8 SEPTEMBER RFI POLAD SINGAPORE,
WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA AND BY SAVING TO PEKING.
FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR JIC.
FOLLOWING FROM LIC : ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT 0600 HOURS
8 SEPTEMBER 1969.
DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES HAVE BEEN MAINLY
PRE-OCCUPIED WITH PREPARATIONS FOR 1ST OCTOBER ALTHOUGH ANTI-
GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA HAS CONTINUED IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS AND AT
SOME UNION MEETINGS. COMMUNIST ATTEMPTS TO EXPLOIT A FEW LABOUR
GRIEVANCES CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE LITTLE SUCCESS. REACTIONS TO THE
RELEASE OF THE FIRST 5 OF THE 11 REMAINING NEWSWORKERS HAVE
BEEN RESTRAINED. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INCURSIONS INTO BRITISH TERRIT-
ORY BY CIVILIANS TO RECAPTURE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND THERE HAVE .
BEEN FURTHER MINOR PROVOCATIONS AT SHATAUKOK ON THE BORDER. (SEE
PARA. 7 BELOW)
2. CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR 1ST OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS ARE RECEIVING
INCREASED PUBLICITY IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS BUT, WHILE THE SIGNIFIC-
ANCE OF THIS YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY IS HIGHLIGHTED, FUNCTIONS SO FAR
ARRANGED ARE SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S.
3. WORKERS IN THE FAIRWEAR KNITTING FACTORY DISPUTE HAVE ACCEPTED
FREE LEGAL AID TO PURSUE THEIR WAGE CLAIMS THROUGH THE COURTS
TELEGRAMS 676, 631 AND 635). SEVERAL UNREALISTIC DEMANDS ATTACHING TO THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF LEGAL AID REFLECT CONTINUING COMMUNIST
INFLUENCE BEHIND THE SCENES, HOWEVER, AND THE COMMUNIST PRESS
CONTINUES TO EXPLOIT THE SITUATION.
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No.51
-9 SEP 1969
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