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announced that H.M.G. is prepared to suspend the state of emergency in
Aden and release detainees in return for co-operation from Opposition
political parties. Two sources have asked why we are standing firm on
the question of upholding the law here when we are prepared Lo suspend
it to suit political ends elsewhere. the case have been explained to
them but we should be grateful to be kept informed of developments.
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The Hong Kong press today prints a report that as a result of
the present situation the Canadian and Australian Governments are at
your request reconsidering their wheat deals. Is there any truth in
this, and is there any indication of what the Canadian and Australian
intentions at present are?
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The belief is growing here that one of the aims in the Chinese campaign
against Hong Kong, (if there is any aim beyond a desire to humiliate),
may be to force us to take some major anti-American gesture, e.g. by
reducing the use of Hong Kong by U.S. servicemen for rest and
recreation.
2.
As far as the short-term problem is concerned, I adhere to the view
expressed in my telegram No.604 that though Zu we ought for the moment
to think carefully before agreeing to the entrance of large American
ships, which would be regarded as unduly provocative, we should let
visits by smaller ships continue. Any sign that we had cut out these
visits altogether might depress local non-Communists and encourage the
Chinese to demand formally that the visits should end altogether.
3. Should such a demand be made as part of some settlement, I take it
that you would see difficulties in suggesting to the Americans that we
should fall in with it; but I would be grateful for your views.
4. A further problem relates to the two daily flights to Hong Kong of
servicemen on rest and recreation from Vietnam. They have occasioned far
less criticism than naval visits in the past. However, there are obvious
risks in having 1,000 U.S. servicemen at present billeted in Kowloon,
especially if there are curfews. We have discussed the problem with the
U.S. Consulate General. Their response has been that a complete
cessation of these visits would inevitably become known to the public
and cause alarm and despondency, i.e. as a sign that the U.S. was in
some way dissociating itself from the present situation in the Colony.
They propose instead that the current programme be revised to ensure
that servicemen arrive only in the hours of daylight; this would
probably imply a reduction in the programme of about 50%, but the risks
of the change becoming known would in their view be relatively small.
inclined to agree with this, but would welcome your views.
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"Hong Kong Standard" in editorial headed
"Mobs and the People" said today (Friday):- "Playing a leading role in
disturbances in Kowloon are young stone-throwing and car-burning
hooligans at forefront of mobe and agitators inciting them from rear.
Their law-breaking activities are however being given support by large
numbers of people who are neither ruffians nor criminals and who in
ordinary course of life are law-abiding members of community.
It is to be presumed that these people are taking part in mob
action because of resentment against authority.
As in 1966 riot many appear to take satisfaction in making some
gesture of defiance - by ignoring appeals to disperse or by throwing a
single stone in general direction of police.
What they
These people may have genuine grievances. have failed to realise however
is that it is one thing to seek to bring about improvements in a faulty
system, it is quite another to strike at the foundations on which the
system is based.
If power of Police to preserve law and order is destroyed all people of
Hong Kong - rich and poor alike will suffer grievously.
Most people in Hong Kong are aware of this but unfortunately minority
which has not (repeat not) yet appreciated this point is large enough to
have provided. trouble-makers with enough crowd backing to achieve their
ends.
It is to be hoped that these people will come to realise that they are
inviting disaster by giving encouragement and support to rioters and
that this awakening process will be hastened as much as possible by all
organisations that have the public ear.
Only lawless will benefit if structure of law and order is
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The Australian Trade Commissioner has informed us in strict confidence
that the Australian Wheat Trade Delegation is now in Hong Kong
negotiating with the China Resources Company for the sale forward over
the next six months of something over one million tons of wheat.
2.
Negotiations that took place here between 17 and 30 April were
deadlocked, primarily because the Chinese offered 1 a ton less than the
Australian price. The Wheat Board representatives returned here on 18
May from Japan and got in touch with China Resources after considerable
difficulty. They started negotiations this morning however, and, though
they were subjected to a lengthy tirade about the iniquities of Hong
Kong, their view is now that the Chinese appear genuinely anxious to
buy.
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Negotiations continue tomorrow. has promised to keep us informed.
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'People's Daily' of 19 May reports the televised rally on 18 May,
attended by 100,000 people, to "angrily censure Fascist atrocities of
Hong Kong Eritish authorities in their bloody suppression of Hong Kong
compatriots".
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2. From 6 May onwards Hong Kong British authorities have mobilised
large numbers of army and police thugs who carried out armed suppression
and persecution of Hong Kong Chinese workers, youths, students,
journalists and residents. Up to morning of 14 May over 400 people had
been arrested and over 100 had been sentenced to prison for no reason.
Yesterday (17 May) Hong Kong authorities mobilised 6 companies of police
to suppress several thousand Kowloon compatriots. These Fascist
atrocities are a
new blood debt to the Chinese people.
3. We firmly support the Foreign Ministry statement of 15 May and will
carry on the struggle against British imperialist Fascist persecution to
the end. Present activities are part of British imperialist collusion
with United States imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek bandits. Hong Kong
authorities "sed Chiang Kai-shek agents and black society elements to
suppress our compatriots. Chiang newspapers boasted that Chiang agents
were "assisting" the Hong
Authorities have
protected Kong authorities in opposing the workers. Chiang elements who
have carried out propaganda attacks and slander against Socialist
system. They have allowed Chiang agents to use Hong Kong to infiltrate
the Chinese mainland for sabotage. Chiang elements have also carried out
"two China" activities in Hong Kong. In addition the United States
imperialists have been allowed to set up factories for war materials in
their aggression against Viet Nam. The United States has been permitted
to establish a huge Intelligence and Secret Service network in Hong
Kong.
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4. Hong Kong authorities have attempted to limit the effe of the
cultural revolution in Hong Kong. They have carried out* military and
police exercises hostile to China. They have prevented the carrying of
Mao quotations and imprisoned and beaten people who carried them. All
attempts to prevent Hong Kong people from studying Mao will fail.
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5. Not only have the Hong Kong British authorities failed to apologise
or immedi" tely accept all the serious demands put forward in our
Government statement but on the contrary they have mobilised troops and
police, colluded with United States agents and have prepared to carry
out even larger scale persecutions. They are using policies of carrot
and stick, intimidation and deception, splitting and subversion to
suppress the just struggle of our compatriots. They have even openly
said that China is occupied with the cultural revolution and has no time
to pay attention to the struggle of her compatriots. They have
miscalculated. "You must frankly accept the blame before the whole of
Chinese residents in Hong Kong and come clean, otherwise you must bear
all the serious consequences".
6. Report says that over last three days one million people have
demonstrated outside British office.
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