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YOUR TELNOS 1894, 1898 AND 1910 AND OUR TELNO 1359 THE
JUDICIARY
1.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO SUGGEST ON TEXT IN
YOUR SECOND TUR ·
(A)
(B)
(c)
AS A GENERAL STYLISTIC POINT IN PARAS 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12,
14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21 (THRICE), 23 AND 26 WE WOULD
PREFER TO AVOID VARIATIONS OF THE WORD QUOTE PROPOSE
UNQUOTE, SINCE WE WOULD NOT WISH TO APPEAR TO BE SEEKING
FORMAL CHINESE APPROVAL TO THESE CHANGES TO THE
JUDICIARY BEFORE 1997. WE SUGGEST INSTEAD THEIR
REPLACEMENT BY QUOTE PLAN UNQUOTE OR VARIATIONS AS
APPROPRIATE:
WE SUGGEST OMISSION OF QUOTE GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE IN FIRST
SENTENCE OF PARA 4:
PARA 8: THE JSC IS NOT CURRENTLY EXECUTIVE, NOR AS WE
UNDERSTAND IT, IS IT INTENDED THAT IT SHOULD BECOME EXECUTIVE
STRAIGHTAWAY. THE WORDS QUOTE AFTER RECEIVING THE ADVICE
UNQUOTE SHOULD THEREFORE BE SUBSTITUTED FOR QUOTE ON THE
ADVICE UNQUOTE IN THE FINAL SENTENCE. (THE SECRETARY OF
STATE STILL HAS A ROLE IN THIS REGARD, THOUGH AS A MATTER OF
POLICY WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER HOW LONG HE NEEDS TO RETAIN IT):
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