TNAG-0184-FCO40-220-Local-intelligence-committee-reports-1969 — Page 33

SECRET

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.594 TO FCO.

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BEEN INCREASED.

WHILST COMMUNIST FILM CIRCLES CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED WITH PERSONNEL DIFFICULTIES AND LACK OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, THE NC NA RECENTLY EDITED ANTI-CAPITALIST SCENES IN THREE NEW FILMS TO MAKE THEM ACCEPTABLE TO WIDER AUDIENCES. WITH THE APPROACH OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE C P G RULE IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT 1ST OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS WILL BE ON A LARGER SCALE THAN HITHERTO AND LOCAL COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA WILL GIVE

INCREASING EMPHASIS TO ACHIEVEMENTS IN CHINA, RELEGATING

THE LOCAL STRUGGLE TO A MINOR ROLE IN SUPPORT OF THE MAIN THEME OF CHINA'S GROWING WORLD INFLUENCE UNDER MAO.

FCO PLEASE PASS TO WASHINGTON & CANBERRA.

SIR D.TRENCH

FILES

H.K.D.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]

ADVANCE COPIES SENT

P.U.S.D. F.E.D.

GUID DEPT. CONS DEPT. O.L.A. O.P.A.

I.R.D.

I.P.D.

MR.FINGLAND

SIR L.MONSON

SIR E.PECK

MR. BURROUGHS

P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD

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