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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
TELNO 216
10 MARCH, 1969
SECRET ADDRESSED F C O TELNO 216 OF 10 MARCH R P 1 POLAD SINGAPORE,
WASHINGTON, CANBERRA AND SAVING TO PEKING,
FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR
JI C. FOLLOWING FROM L, I C ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS
AT 0600 HOURS 10TH MARCH 1969.
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN:
(A) CONTINUING EXPLOITATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR FUNCTIONS BY
COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS FOR DISSEMINATION OF MAO PROPAGANDA
WITH ONLY LITTLE REFERENCE TO LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
(B) LOCAL COMMUNIST REACTION TO THE CURRENT SING-RUSSIAN DISPUTE
WHICH, SO FAR, HAS BEEN LIMITED TO A PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN IN THE
PRESS AND THE THEME OF SPEECHES AT WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATIONS ON
8TH MARCH.
(C) FURTHER HARASSMENT OF POLICE ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN DEALING
WITH TRAFFIC OFFENCES. IN ONE CASE IN WHICH A MAIN ROAD WAS
BLOCKED BY VEHICLES, SIX MEMBERS OF THE MAJOR COMMUNIST
TRANSPORTATION UNION WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OFFENCES.
THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CRITICISED BY UNION OFFICIALS FOR REACTING TOO STRONGLY TOO STRONGLY AND POSSIBLY ALIENATING PUBLIC OPINION.
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES N..Z1 1 1 MAR 1969
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