INTEREST OF COMMUNISTS IN CANTON AND HONG KONG IN POSSIBLE LABOR DISTURBANCES IN HONG KONG AND MACAO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004200330004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/03/17 : CIA-RDP82-004 7 00420i0004-
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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CLASSIFICATION
O FO ATiO RETORT
COUNTRY Hoag Eong/14acao
SUBJECT Interest of CoDInuxiste in Canton and song .ong in
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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Possible Labor Disturbances in Hong Kong and Macao
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2. The striking Hong Kong Tramways Company Union has received HK $10,000 from
Communists in Hong Kong up to now. As this is not enough the Union has in-
formed the Communists that it will arbitrate the strike unless more money
is forthcoming. The Communists last November pledged Rt 5OQ?000 for str'!;kes
In Hong Korb;.
2. Communist representatives from Canton have net with union representatives In
Macao and have pledged their support to any labor activities in cacao. The
Macao Labor Union Association, the Chi Kuan Copy %ployees Association,
the Macao Government Doc1rards Association and, the Macao Utilities Unions
were represented at the conference.
The Government of Macao prohibits open labor activity, including strikee,
until after a problem has been submitted fcor arbitration.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in a`= ccordance with the
letter of 1a 0c10' -'Of- 1978 from the
Director of central Inie!ifgence to the
Archivist cI tho United States.
Next Review Date: 20C8
CLASSIFICATION
STATE
X UAW DISTRIBUTION
X AIR 1 X FBI
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