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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 1459
OF 030506Z AUGUST 89
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 2591 TO FCO: FILM CENSORSHIP : PORTRAIT OF A FANATIC.
1. WE AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN PARA 5 OF TUR. THE FILM SOUNDS IF ANYTHING SLIGHTLY LESS PROVOCATIVE THAN THE LAST COUPLE AND IT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT (AND GIVE WRONG SIGNALS TO PEKING) TO BAN IT. THOUGH THE CHINESE HAVE MADE ONE COMPLAINT IN PASSING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS FILMS WE ASSESS THIS AS ONLY A MINOR IRRITANT FOR THEM. IT HAS NOTHING OF THE GRAVITY OF THE ISSUES CONCERNING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FUTURE ACTIVITY OF THE PRO-DEMOCRACY ALLIANCE''
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