1
1
Mr. Martin is Laquip
to recricite all the
amendments äussacked
in Rotton Marle
to tus dreift planserem. Of offe
the
F0381/6938/26 paper, uncleading
LOX 773/26
LIM 179/26
PP F CO
GRS 1150A
CYPPHER CAT A
Some which
putin.
He proposes to include
рабрака Something on the Quel
of pauseph 5 (whic
(tank, is right.)
ठिक
poro
to Des
ADVANCE COPY
HAI FED
27
Form (Jils)
27/2
FH PEKING 26813WZ
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY FCO TELKO 114 OF 26/2
REcoret
REGULA
178,276
013/548/1
Pinning staff
EES!)
RD -HRIOD
MARTIN'S TELELETTER FE #26/549/1 OF 20 FEBRUARY TO FENN : PLANNING PAPER
SEAD
TRED Defence
Dept. Mr. Cortazzi
1
-FOLLOWING FOR BENTLEY, FED FROM AMBASSADOR
1. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT PLANNING PAPER. I SUGGEST IN EACH CASE WHERE ACCOUNT MIGHT BE TAKEN OF THEM IN THE PAPER. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO REDRAFT BECAUSE EACH WILL LEAD TO CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS. FURTHER COMMENT ON POINTS OF DETAIL FOLLOW BY TELELETTER.
2. THE PAPER WILL NOW HAVE TO CONTAIN A PARAGRAPH WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE DIFFICULTY OF PREDICTION DURING THE PRESENT UNCERTAINTY IN THE LEADERSHIP. IT COULD SAY, HOWEVER, THAT ON PRESENT EVIDENCE THE POLICY DISPUTES BEHIND RECENT EVENTS SEEM CONCERNED WITH THE MEANS TO BE ADOPTED INTERNALLY IN ACHIEVING MODERNISATION RATHER THAN WITH THE AIM OF MODERNISATION ITSELF AND THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE OF AN INTENTION TO CHANGE EXTERNAL POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC POLICY, THE PAPER IS THEREFORE WRITTEN ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT PRESENT EXTERNAL POLICETES WILL CONTINUE. (THIS MIGHT FORM THE SECOND PARA OF THE INTRODUCTION).