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HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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ADDRESSED FCO AS MY TELEGRAN NO. 2222-DATED 2ND DECEMBER, REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO P.A. SINGAPORE, H.C. CANBERRA AND WASHINGTON, AND
SAVING TO PEKING.
FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFTICE AND CARINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C.
FOLLOWING FROM L.1.C.
ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS AT
06.00 HOURS AND DECEMBER 1958 FOLLOWSI;
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN
CA) A COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE LOCAL PRODUCTION OF PART OF
THE AMERICAN FIL3 QUOTE THE CHAIRMAN (FIQUITE WHICH IT WAS ALLEGED
INSULTED MAC, VAS ANTI-CHINA AND ANTI-COMMUNIST, WIDESPREAD PRESS ATTACKS VERS SUPPORTED BY PROTESTS FROM COMUNIST ORGANISATIONS
SEMICOLON SOME LEAFLETS AND FOSTERS ATTACKING THE FILM WORE
DISTRIBUTED SEMICOLON THE LOCAL 1.5. CONSULATE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES
RECEIVED MANY TELEPHONE CALLS. DELEGATIONS TO THE CONSULATE AND
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WHICH WERE PLANNED TO START ON 26TH NOVENDER,
WERE CANCELLED PHEN GOVERNMENT INFORMED THE FILM COMPANY THAT THE SHOOTING COULD NOT TAKE PLACE CTELEGRAH 2206), COMNIST OFFICIALS EMPHASISED TO THEIR SUBCRDINATES THAT THE CAMPAICH WAS DIRECTED
AGAINST THE AMERICANS AND MUST BE WELL DISCIPLINED,
(A) WELL PUBLICISED VISITS TO COMMUNIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES IN PRISON
BY N.C.N.A. AND PRESS OFFICIALS (TELEGRAMS 2103, 2104 AND 21973). FURTHER LOW KEY PUBLICITY TO THE RELEASE OF SIT PINS, WHO HAS NOW
CONE TO CHINA WITH HIS VIFE AND CONTINUING WELCOME PARTIES FOR
CONFRONTATION OFFENDERS RELEASED FROM PRISON. THREE ORDERLY DELEGAT-
JONS VISITED GOVERNMENT OFFICES REGARDING THE RELEASE OF SPECIFIED
COMUNIST PRISONERS.
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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No.31
30EC 1968 ECRET
HKK WR
(C) THE RELEASE
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