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15 August, 1967.
HONG KONG WORKING GROUP, LONDON
It has been decided to set up a Working Group in London to coordinate the work of Departments conccined with the handling of Information material designed to strengthen the position of the Hong Kong Government. The Group ill study the problems posed by the threat of Chinese subversion in Hong Kong and make recommendations for countering it in the Information field. The Group does not constitute a new executive body nor will it displace the normal channels through which informa- tion is sent to the appropriate Departments in Whitehall. The Group will be chaired by John Peck, the Under-Secretary responsible for J.I.R.D.
2.
It now appears that the leaders of the Communist elements in Hong Kong have decided upon a long term strategy of harass- ment and intimidation in Hong Kong while teir supporters establish and expand their basis of su port. A long drawn out campaign of this kind could clearly pose a serious threat to the confidence of Hong Kong's trading partners in its economic viebility and to Hong Kong's neighbours in South East Asia who are atching to see whether the Hong Kong Government intends to take a fim stand against Chinese subversive activities. In these circumstances it was felt that although the existing publicity arrangements in Hong Kong were adequate for local operational requirements they could not deal with major targets of interest outside the colony. In order to ensure the widest dissemin::tion of information about develop- ments in Hong Kong and a speedy reaction through Information channels, it was decided that there was a need for a body in London to coordinate operational ideas and propaganda themes.
3.
As a first step, the Working Group has established the Departmental framework within which it will operate. A
The diagrammatic description is enclosed at Appendix A. main targets ou side Hong Kong for which it was felt the working group in London would be the most cffective channel are:-
i) Neighbouring Countries (pro and anti) in
South East Asia.
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iii)
The Overseas Chinese in South East Asia.
Other Countries of comercial importance to Hong Kong.
iv) The Press and business community in the U.K.
v) Com.onwealth and other friendly Governments.
In Hong Kong itself the main targets are:-
i)
Chinese Communi. ts in Hong Kong.
ii)
Chinese Non-Communists in Hong Kong.
iii)
Business Community in Hong Kong.
iv) Youth in Hong Kong.
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5. A list of sug osted propaganda themes of general and
This is not pecial application are con ained in Appendix B.
tended to be an exclusive list but indicates the lines along
We should which the Group is thinking.
be grateful for any additional suggestions which posts may have for thenes or
Additional material operations appropriate to their areas. which you think would be of use to the work of the Group in support of any of the theres su gested would also be useful, e.g. Editorial comment in local newspapers or statements by senior Government officials favourable to Hong Kong.
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Chaos and violence inside China with the emphasis on developments affecting Hong Kong e.ü.
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1) Extremist influences in the Ministry
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Impact of the cultural revolution in Fangtung Province as it affects provincial control of extremists and the provincial authorities links with Hong Kong.
iii) Damaging effect of the cultural rev- olution on the Chinese economy,
particularly exports thus increasing China's dependence on Hong Kong market for foreign exchan50.
China's chauvinistic policy towards its neig bours in Scuth East Asia and elsewhere in the world. Emphasis should be placed on the fact t at it is not an "anti- colonial struggle but one of a series of foreign diversions organized for internal reasons. Attention should be drawn to the provocative activities of the Chinese mi: sions abroad in promoting a cult of ao Tse-tung and the cultural revolution hic has led to numerous incidents and in some cases a deterioration of relations with certain countrics e.g. Nepal, Burma, Cambodia, Singapore, Hongolia, North Korea and North Victnan.
Pro-Hong Kong
a) Factual information on the Hong Kong Goverment's fir handling of the situation.
b) The stability of the Hong Kong economy as reflected in exports, the movement of capital, prospects for the development of trade and expressions of confidence by the Hong Kong; business community, (particularly the Chinese co:riunity).
c)
Information on the Hong Kong governant's social and economic policies c.6. schools, resettlement, housing, labour, legislation.
Overseas Chinese Themes
a) Manipulation of Overseas Chinese comunities abroad by Chinese diplomnts and other agencies on behalf of hoist policics which has antagonised the indigenous population.
b) Publicity for Overseas Chinese co ment i suport
critic 1 of the of the Hong Kong Government or activities of Communists in Hong Kong.
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The harsh tro tent suffered by Overseas Chinose and their relatives in the course of the cultural revolution.
d) Attacks upon Chinese traditional culture by Rod Guard groups in China.
e) Information on the decline in Mainland education facilities and on aoist education policies i.c. "Red not export",
f) Now policies towards China's "capitalists" and Mao's "disincentive economy".
Hong Kong Themes
a) Exploitation of differences between the Hong Kong militants, the Poking Government and the Kwangtung authorities.
b) Exploitation of differences between the militants and conservativos in Hong Kong.
c)
Exposure of personal backgrounds of Chinese Communist leadership in Hong Kong.
d) Support for the Hong Kong goverment from the local community.
e)
Information on "Vietcong" activities of Communists supported by photographs privato arsenals.
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Dear Shaw,
You wrote to Anthony Elliott (who is on leave and will Avb be back until 29th August) on 17th August (16725/35/67) about the Japanese press and Hong Kong. I can assure you that the Information Services are well aware of the problem posed by the Japanese press here, the Acting Director, Stevenson, Aas pola me very "rankly that he does not think his Department is close enough to the Japanese correspondents and he is hoping to bomedy this. One of the problems is that none of them speak AKAYONglish and they are not easy people to get close to. This,
however, is no excuse and we have got to devise mothods to try and win their confidence.
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I am glad to see from your Circular IR1/240/15 or 15 August of the new arrangements for handling information on Hong Kong.
2. Far and away the most important propaganda theme in the Philippines is "Pro Hong Kong (b)", the stability of the Hong Kong economy, etc. There is immense interest in this point here, we cannot have too much material on it and we shall have no difficulty in placing it. It is of course very important that the information should be right up to date.
3. The other propaganda themes will be of much less importance here.
Yours sincerely,
J.m. Addis
(J. M. Addis)
G. S. Littlejohn-Cook, Esq.,
Joint Information Policy and
Guidance Department,
Foreign Office/Commonwealth Office,
London, S.W.1.
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I thought that you might like to have our comments on your circular letter IR1/240/15 of 15 August about the Hong Kong Working Group, London.
2. As far as Japan is concerned, our view is that anti-China propaganda which can be seen to be emanating from British sources is likely to be counter-productive. We can however keep an eye on the activities of Chinese officials and journalists resident in Japan - particularly anything smacking of a "Red Guard" approach which could be construed not to be in Japan's best interests. Reports which we receive from the police frequently contain items of this nature and we shall make sure that you know of them.
3.
We could usefully distribute relevant articles in English or Chineze from reliable Hong Kong newspapers. We have requested a supply of these in our telegram No. 463 of 25 August to the Foreign Office, copied to Hong Kong.
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4. It would also be useful to have a supply of background material about Hong Kong showing how its existence in its present form helps Japan's interests. Material which would emphasise the enlightened social policies of the Hong Kong Government, particularly in con- nexion with labour, could also be used to good effect in Japan. We have had very little of this sort of material from Hong Kong though we have, of course, received from time to time background material from the Central Office of Information.
5. From our reading of the influential Japanese press it does not seen that relations between Japanese correspondents in Hong Kong and the Government Information Service are as cordial as they might be. The Charg ́'e d'Affaires expressed our concern about this in the letter to the Political Adviser in Hong Kong dated 17 August (16715/35/67). I enclose a copy of this letter and of a reply which we received today.
6. One way to improve liaison with the Japanese press in Hong Kong (which we consider to be a matter requiring urgent attention) would be to attach a Japanese-speaking officer with experience of
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Thank you for your letter IR 1/240/15 of 15 August about information work to support the Hong Kong government.
2. We have no special suggestions to add to your list of themes in Annex B, but we shall bear in mind your wish for additional material. You may like to know that the last year has seen
considerable increase in press reporting here on China and Hong Kong, This has partly been based on the sensational character of news from there; but it has enabled both ourselves and the Americans to place, attributably or un-
The attributably, articles on the area. ground is therefore prepared for any more publicity operations which you may ask us to undertake.
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Adverse Publicity on Hong Kong.
We are becoming concerned at the attitude to the promotion of travel to Hong Kong being adopted by a number of major airlines and shipping companies.
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BOAC, surprisingly, in view of the importance Hong Kong to its operations, in this area, is not being very active in the promotion of travel to Hong Kong and was u recently for instance to persuade convention promoters to come to Hong Kong as had previously been arranged. they declined to assist our efforts to counteract Communışı propaganda by air-freighting Hong Kong newspapers free c charge to certain places overseas while other companies,
This does not Pan American, were only too delighted to help. redound to the credit of the BOAC management..
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3.
Again surprisingly, the Hong Kong Tourist Association has been informed that the P. and O. Company are considering reducing the duration of the visits of some of their liners next year. This is certainly most undesirable from our point of view and, we should have thought, also from the point of view of P. and 0., who have benefited greatly over the years from the attractions and racilities offered by the Colony,
4-.
We have less specific information about other carriers but understand that the Holland-America Line are considering cutting out Hong Kong from the cruise schedule of the "Stattenden" at the end of the year and the London manager of Japan Airlines has been known to strongly advise against a visit to Hong Kong.
5.
We are of course doing everything we can locally to set the matter right but should be grateful for anything you or the posts concerned could do to counteract what can only be described as the successful effect of Communist propaganda on
If action can managements who should know a great deal better.
be taken vis à vis the companies named it might also be worth- while at the same time talking to Qantas, Air New Zealand and Air India to suggest that they might take a more positive line in advertising Hong Kong. We know that there has been a good deal of inaccurate reporting of Hong Kong affairs in Australia, New Zealand and India which will need positive efforts to counteract.
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In paragraph 5 of your letter IR 1/240/15 of 15 August, you asked for details of locally published material favourable to Hong Kong. I enclose a copy of a ood article on the subject by Kanfred Schonfeld, the
London correspondent of "La Prensa".
We would welcome more material of this sort froz I.R.D. What we can well do without are cartoons on the lines of the enclosed specimen, which was sent to us under reference I.R. 3/3/9. This cartoon would be almost meaningless in Argentina, since it makes no reference to Hong Kong, and moreover it is badly reproduced. It is especially disheartening, at a time when the demand for pictorial material is increasing, to receive fifteen prints and ten ebonoids which are unusable.
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12th September, 1967
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You may recall that following the receipt of SEACOS 98 from the Commander in Chief Far East of 4th July about psychological opera- tions and co-ordination of propaganda activity generally in Hong Kong there was some discussion between Departments about what should be done. A Working Group was set up but I think the only meeting it held was one on 17th July.
2. So far as the military side is concerned the Staff Officer leaves on 18th September. It would be very helpful if you could let us know what is happening on the civil side, and what arrangements are being made in Hong Kong, not least because we shall have to talk to the Commander in Chief Far East about it when he returns home in the near future.
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I have sent a copy of this to Richard Sykes in the Foreign Office.
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old you please refer to George Littlejohn-Cook's lettor /20/15 of 15 August;
I would welcome almost any class of information material ropar.d by the liong Kong Working Group for press and radio issue.
3. The Bolivian communications media, although almost 100,. anvi-communist, is, however, suspicious of propaganda material Anything for the Bolivian market should therefore be as news- worthy as possible and not too obvio:sly propagandist (in rocont weeks we have gained success with the placing of "news" photopoins in the La P.z press the Prime linister returning to London for urgent talks on China and the Chinese Chargé d'
is being summoned to the Foreign Office.)
Press material should preferably be illustrated and well- to (an excellent example of the type of matcrial required was "50 Years of the Russian Revolution" which the leading Bolivian National daily newspaper "P.esencia" has be to sorial100. This newspaper though very ertholic in outlook has steadfastly refused most of our other IKD material for many years the excellent intrations were obviously a great influence in improving the presentation).
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う. Radio material would also be welcome and I could garantce usage on a number of important radio channels for good material. 6. The themes most likely to get into print in Bolivia wơ là Le Cyour Annex B refers) China's chauvinistic policy towards its neaghbours (Anti-Olina, s b-pora (b) of the pro-long-kong themes and the long-Kong theme (c) exposure of personal backgrounds and (a) local support for Hong Kong.
7.
The other material would be of interest but largely as back- ground quarry" material for possiblc editorial comment.
8.
9.
I unclose a few recent press clippings for your information. Conies of this letter (without enclosures) have been sent to
Mexico City. Leslic Boas in Caracas and Cooper in
B. Duncan, sq.,
J.I.2.0.5., Foreign Critico.
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Established: 13 June 1967.
Headed by the Deputy Director of Information Survices (D.C. Rivett-Carnac standing in for him until 18 September) the Unit is housed with G.I.S, and comprises components from G.I.S. (7 staff members), the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs (3 staff members) and Radio Hong Kong (5 stuff members). A Police Inspector acts as liaison officer with H.K. Special Branch.
Ancillary production and support staff comprise 1 personal secretary, 2 audio-shorthand typists, 2 typists, 2 translators and 4 Chinese calligraphists.
The G.I.S., S.C.A. and Radio H.K. components initiate projects and can call for additional assistance, where necessary, from the G.I.S. news room and photographic and film sections, from the S.C.A. research apparatus and from R.H.K.'s Topics and Topical Events programme staffs and other sections.
Policy directives and ideas for projects are received from the Publicity Committee (see Annex 3). Other ideas for projects are contributed by police and government deartments, with which the Unit maintains close touch.
The out ut of the Unit has hitherto been aimed exclusively at targets within Hong Kong. Attention is now being turned, however, also to the production of material and services to r nch Hong Kong citizens overneas, and particularly to the 40,000 H.K.-based scamon serving in mercantile floets around the world who are being increasingly subjected to Communist threats and subversion.
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208/6/4
Eatablished: Post-umergency.
Chairman:
Political Advisor
Miembers:
Deputy Colonial Secretary (Special Duties) Representativca of H.K. Special Branch
D.C. Rivett-Carnac (one meeting only since arrival in .K.) GSO I (Psyops)
Huctings: Irregular, ad hoc.
In spite of its name tho Group is not primarily concerned with routine unattributable information work, the field for which is at present not fully exploited in Hong Kong. The Head of I.R.D., who visited Hou Kong recently and attended a meeting of the Group, will no doubt report separately in connexion with paragraph 6 of the minutes of the Hong Kong Working Group's meeting on July 17.
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21 August 1967.
Chairman:
Members:
De uty Colonial Secretory (Special Duties)
Exec. Director, II.A. Tourist Association Exec. Director, H.K. Guneral Chamber of Commerce Sec-Gen. H... Federation of Industries
Exec. Director, R. Trude Development Council Acting Director, G.I.8.
D.C. Rivett-Carnac
Deputy Director of Commerce and Industry De uty Economic Secretary
Secretary: Assistant Secretary (Special Duties)
Meetings:
Tvice weekly.
Aims:
Targets:
To provide a forum of ideas for promotion and coordination of H... publicity overseas.
To improve Hon; Kong's image overseas.
To repair damage of past four months to Hong Kong's trade and tourism.
To encourage confirence of foreign investors.
World-wide (especially Britain, U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Ja an, S.B. Asia, Australia).
action.
The Committee is concerned solely with positive publicity Currently discussing definition of Hong Kong's "central image" as basis for a stepped-up public rel.tions campaign in 11 countries and arens of importance to Hong Kong's economy.
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Chairman:
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Deputy Colonial Sueretary (Special Duties)
Acting Director, G.I.5.
D.C. Rivett-Carnac
Director of Broadcasting (Radio Hong; Kong) Assistant Director of Blucation
Asst. Director of Commerce un Industry Secretary, University Grants Committee
Acting Deputy Economie Secretary
Chief Asst. Secretary for Chinese Affairs
Chief Superintendent of Police/Admin/Sp.cial Branch GSC (Psyops)
Assistant Secretary (Special Duties)
Nootings:
Twice weekly.
Aims:
To maintain public morale.
To
strengthen/restore confidence in Hong Kong and
its future.
To counter oposition propaganda and subversion (.. among youth).
Targets:
Hong Kong Public.
Hong Kong Citizens Overseas (including .. Seamen)
Main function of the Committee is to promote a policy of positive publicity. Capacity for unattributable work is limited. Members do not represent their de, art.ents but are expected to come up with ideas and as a body to stimulate action (through GIS, Radio K, Special Publicity Unit, etc.) and recommend action at higher levels. The Committee initiates field research studies and has developed into the central body coordinating propaganda and counter propaganda within Hong Kong and countering subversion (by positive means) of liong Kong people oversens.
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Military PR
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Military Psyops.
Radio Hong Kong
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Commercial Radio Rediffusion IKTV
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Deputy Colonial Secretary
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China Monitoring Servi
China watch
SE Asia Chinece Communities
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Official HK News Services
Publicity Committee
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Propaganda and counter propaganda
Public morale
Overseas Publicity
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Hong Kong Image Abroad
Trade Tourism
Within BK (Unattrib.) (Chinese)
HK Press (Ch. and Eng.)
HK Public Opinion
Foreign
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Special Publicity Unit (ithin GIS) (See Annex E)
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Annex A
Annexos
C & D
Anux E
With his letter IR 1/240/15 of 21 August Colin Wilson sent me copies of various pers produced by the Hong Kong Working Group and a copy of your circular letter to posts of 15 August.
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I have discussed these papers with Anthony Elliott and am now writing to give you an up-to-date description of how the task of repairing thu damage of the last four months is being tackled on the information ide in Hong Kong. The diagram showing publicity arrango- ments in Hong Kong, attached as Annex B to the minutes of the Hong Kong Working Group's meeting on 17 July, is no out of date and in- complete and should be discarded. A revised diagrum is attached at Annex A to this lettr. Targets are indicated in the body of the dieram and are not listed separately.
3.
Three camittees have been developed which between them cover most of the field of information work on fion; Kong as organised from within the Colony. This are the Públicity and Overseas Publicity Committees, on wich the main burder of the work falls, and the Clandestine Propagania Group. Notes on each ar: attached at Annexos B, C and D respectively. As you will suc, one area not at present fully exploited is in the field of unattributable activities in Chinese vithin Hong Kong; there is a gay hore wich the RIO might help to fill at future date, nd Hi, ol Clive I know has this problem in mind. A note on the composition and activities of the Special Publicity ait is at Annex E. As explained in my letter to you RC/SPU/2 of Au ust I have been responsible for running the Unit during Nir 1 Watt's absenc. on 1. ve. When Mike Stevenson, who has been standing in as Actin; Directer of Information Services, takes over the Unit again when Watt returns next week, I shall be able to devote more time to building up information communications and services between Hong Kon, and Londer. I have not been formally asked to stay on here for "as long as possible" with this aim in wind; this means in effect until towards the end of overber, by which time the mein should be in top gear and running smoothly.
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G.S. Littlejohn-Cook, Esq.,
J.I.P.G.D.,
F.O./C.O.,
King Charles Street,
London, S. 1,
England.
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4.
A job now being tackled by the Overacas Publicity Comittee is the drafting of an up-to-date and comprehensive definition of Hong Kong's "image", to serve as the foundation (with changes of emphasis as appropriate) for all types and 1.vels of pro-Hong Kong positive publicity work oversvas. When fully worked out this should give us a number of positive themes to add to the list attached as Annex B to your circular letter of 15 August. We shall provide you with as much background material as possiblu on these themes in the coming months.
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Thank you for your telegram No.1833 of 5 September about Aside telegrams. We do not foresee the need to make great use of this channelleast for the time being, but it is useful to have it in reserve; thi main flow of positive buckground material (as distinct from sitreps) remains te and through Boxall's office in Pall Mall, and Judy Stove no doubt has in mind the need to ensure that copios roach interested г.C./C.0. departments. Boxall is in Hong Kong at the moment, and I have discussed with him in detail the question of maintaining close links with J.I.P.G.D.
6.
I myself am a member of all threo Committees in Hong Kong and am in touch with all individuals and groups boxed in the enclosed diagram. The usefulness of my having an overall picture of the situation is recognised here, and my role in providing a direct channel of communication with you (referred to in paragraph 11 of the minutes of the Hong Kong Working Group's meeting on 17 July) is encouraged.
7.
I am sending you six copies of this letter and enclosures in case you would like to pass them to other mcrabers of the Hong Kong Working Group.
Enclosures
(D.C. Rivett-Carnac)
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Lastract from a Security Service letter dated 14" September 1967.
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Dear Littlejohn Cook,
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14 September, 1967.
Chin: Groan, London.
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en I wrote to you on 1 September (151./70/67) there cae point which I omitted to make about sucuri Pavorable publicity for Hong Kong. It is that t... influence of the American weekly magazines Cine and maovuUGA in this context is overwhelming and I think that the importance of securing favourable reports in those two publications outweigh almost all other considerations. In Japan alone they claim to have a combined circulation of 12,000 copies and are widely read among the Chinese community and by Buropean and American businessmen. The circulation of the two magazines throughout Asia is estimated to be in the region of 185,000 copies.
2. We look forward to receiving copies of the Hong Kong newspapers which were requested in our telegram
o. 463 of 25 August to the Forsiga Office, copied to do2 foaf.
3. I am sending a cory of this letter to the Political Aaviser in Hong Kong.
Yours ever,
John Fissers
(5.0.Mcgess) Counsellor (Information)
G.S. Littlejohn-Cook, Esq.,
Joint Information Policy Guidance Dept.,
Foreign office.
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CHINESE YORKING COMMUNITY IN THE U.K.
Information from secret and reliable sources indicates that groups of Chinese, mostly from the Midlands, havə, since July, contributed some £300 to the communist campaign in Hong Kong. Both the "Wen Wei Po" and other local left-wing newspapers in Hong Kong have published acknowledgements of donations to the Anti-Persecution Struggle Committee from Chinese living in the U,K. although they have not identified the donors.
2.
The most active Chinese pro-communist groups which foregather in clubs and restaurants are in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. In the former they centre round the Overseas Chinese Recreation Club at 35 Bromsgrove Streat, Birmingham, and the low Boat and leaven Bridge Restaurants, whose proprietor is known to be a keen supporter of the Chinese People's Government (C.P.G.). The pro-C.P.G. olub
in Manchester is called the Kiu Leung Association and is housed at 56 Faulkner Street, Manchester. There is a club in Leeds, the Hua Kwang She which operates from the Golden Ring Restaurant. Again the proprietor of this restaurant supports the C.P.G.
3.
The above information is available for your use and we would suggest that some publicity might be given in Midland papers to this activity. We are, of course, anxious not to alienate in any way those Chinese restauranteurs who support the Hong Kong Government in its present stand.
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We have noticed that there have been a number of articles on the activities of Chinese in the U.K., namely the article in the "Times" of 26th August by Peter Hopkirk, the one in the "People" on 27th August "Trapped by the Red Guards in Soho" by Gloria Stewart, and the "Evening News" articles of 30th August "The Chinese (in those restaurants) are worried" and lat September "Shadow of Fear over Chinatown, B.14". These, however, with the exception of the artiole by Gloria Stewart, reflect the other side of the picture.
5.
We have copied this letter to F.0./FUSD, Miso
Forsythe and C.0./D.T.D., Dermot Bussell.
6.
Our telephone coversation earlier this week refers
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15 September 1967
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CONFIDENTIAL
Hong Kong telegram No. 1355: Adverse Publicity on Hong Kong.
Grateful to know what line is being taken with BOAC and
We can hardly ask Qantas to take "more positive" line unless we can assure them that our own carriers have been urged to do so.
P and O in London and with what results.
Sir C. Johnston
Sent 06272 15 September Recd 0636Z 15 September
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AN AIR LETTER SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY ENCLOSURE; IF IT DOES IT WILL BE SURCHARGED OR SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.
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W.S. RICHARD & CO.
HONG KONG
11th September 1967
Dear Sirs:
The situation in Hongkong, as you would have already observed from
ewspapers, is so critical that every businessman has to take precaution towards purchase and sale.
Since May, many people were killed by police.
Thousands were
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arrested and jailed, and hundreds were seriously hurt. Bombs exploded everywhere, even in the lift of Hilton Hotel and Government Buildings. The border is tense. The search by police is so extensive that people avoid to go out.
Money is pouring out of Hongkong. Tourist dare not to come here. Banks are facing crises. Shops and factories are closed. Rich people are seeking to stay abroad. Manufacturers are considering to move their factories to Singapore or other places.
People just have no confidence, and do not know how will happen tomorrow.
Perhaps some orders will be given to us soon, but it cannot be certain that in view of the general strike and short of materials, goods can be delivered in time, and supplied upto samples.
No one can say that the factory, with whom, the order is placed, will not be closed down. If orders will not be executed to your satisfaction we would prefer to do less business rather than to run a risk.
Meanwhile, we must ask for payment by L/C, as most banks refuse to consider DA and DP terms. Even if they would now accept these bills, there is no assurance that they will not turn down at the time of shipment.
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A. W. Gaminara
Hong Kong West Indian Dept
Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1.
15th September 1967
Dear Sir,
Received this letter this morning from Hong Kong, as we have never heard of this company, we think possibly this could be some form of propaganda, and on phoning the foriegn office we were asked to forward it to you.
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Hong Kong Information and Propaganda
Points arising in discussion with Colonel wild and Colonel Murray
Series of separate but related problema
open attempts by P.L.A. to aubvert Gurkha
troops on frontier duty.
Chinese communist activity with fishermen
and agriculturalista in N.T.s.
countering communist propaganda and
sustaining morale of Hong Kong Chinese.
external problems of sustaining confidence,
keeping incidents in proportion.
2. Lack of overall direction of information/
propaganda effort. Cater too wider range
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of responsibilities to concentrate on this
aspect. Stevenson rushed off feet. Lack of
general directive or propaganda strategy
resulting from total absorption with problems
of countering day-by-day communist
allegations, coping with news of incidents
etc.
Need for someone as permanent focal point for
feeding overseas correspondents.
4. Comparison with organisation in Singapore
under Reddaway during confrontation.
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Sir John Johnston discussed with Mr. Gaminara and myself on Thursday afternoon whether there was any way in which we chould help to strengthen the Hong Kong Information Services, or in fact whether they did require strengthening.
I enclose a copy of some notes which
Sir John Johnston made after discussion with Colonel Wild and Colonel Murray; I gather that Colonel Murray had been seconded by the Army to help on the Information side in Hong Kong.
Sir John Johnston would very much like to discuss the whole problem with Sir David Trench. is already booked for the afternoons of Monday to Thursday next week, but would be free during the mornings. If a meeting could be arranged he would like to bring in Mr. Peck and others as well.
Perhaps we could discuss this with Sir David
Trench.
c. Mr. Carter /
HFW
(H.P. Hall)
15 September, 1967.
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Dear Sirs:
13 SEP 1967
8th September 1967
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THE HAGUE.
18 September 1967
Dear Department.
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Po came gbout Hom Kong
I enclose a copy of a letter which was forwarded to the Consul-General in Rotterdam by
It would appear to its recipients, a Dutch firm. be sent out by some communist organisation in an attempt to undermine confidence, though the suggestion at the end that business should henceforward be done by letters of credit reads a bit oddly in the light of the rest of the letter. The Dutch firm who received it had not had any dealings with the writers nor knew of them.
I am sending copies of this letter and enclosure to Economic Relations Department, Foreign Office; the Hong Kong Commercial Office in Brussels; the British Trade Commission in Hong Kong and Commercial Relations Department in the Board of Trade.
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Hong Kong Department,
Commonwealth Office,
Foreign Office,
Yours ever,
CHROME
S.W.1.
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one
from
a
"W.S. Richard
and Co, Hong Kong". I confirme
that there is
no such
Company and the letter
propaganda ploy a local communist. Trading conditions in the colony are
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yours faithfully.
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Dear Sire,
Thank you for your letter of 15th September enclosing one from a "W.S. Richard and Co., Hong Kong". I confirm that there is
no such company and the letter is a propaganda ploy by a local communist. Trading conditions in the colony are entirely normal.
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