Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 3. 1966.
Terrorism
Terrorism
"At this stage actual terrorism is playing only a secondary role to propaganda in the communist effort. In areas where the communists are strong they are holding regular village meetings to tell the peasants that the government is doing nothing for them and that the communists will give them tractors, good jobs and low interest loans 'when the revolution comes.'
"In other areas the communists get their message across through clandestine radio broadcasts.
"Generally speaking, the communists are not looking for a fight although they will fight if they have to. At this stage they appear to be more concerned with recruitment and propaganda, and with building up a base of support that they can rely on 'when the revolution comes.'