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INFO PRIORITY FCO, PEKING, PARIS.
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YOUR TELNO 2: GODDESS OF
DEMOCRACY
1. TODAY'S STRAITS TIMES CARRIES AN ARTICLE, BASED ON AP, REUTER AND AFP REPORTS FROM PARIS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE COALITION OF GROUPS SPONSORING THE GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY PROJECT HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE SHIP HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF SURVEILLANCE AND HARRASSMENT BY CHINESE OFFICIALS SINCE IT LEFT FRANCE. THE REPORT ALSO QUOTES XUTIANFANG, THE ALLEGED COORDINATOR'' OF THE PROJECT, AS SAYING IN TAIPEI THAT THE OPERATION WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED DESPITE PRESSURE AND INTIMIDATION FROM CHINESE AUTHORITIES' AND THAT THE SHIP IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE IN ABOUT FIVE DAYS TIME, WHENCE IT WILL PROCEED TO KEELUNG (TAIWAN) ''SFOR PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS AHEAD OF THE BROADCAST''.
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2. THE PORT AUTHORITIES HERE HAVE CONFIRMED TO US THAT THE GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY IS DUE TO ARRIVE HERE ON 24 APRIL.
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