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BRITISH EMBASSY,
LA PAZ.
13 September, 1967
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1881/1/240/4
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Would you please refer to George Littlejohn-Cook's letter 11/240/15 of 15 August?
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I would welcome almost any class of information material prepared by the Hong Kong Working Group for press and radio issue.
3. The Bolivian communications media, although almost 100; anti-communist, is, however, suspicious of propaganda material. Anything for the Bolivian market should therefore be as news- worthy as possible and not too obviously propagandist (in recent weeks we have gained success with the placing of "news" photographs in the La Paz press the Prime Minister returning to London for urgent talks on China and the Chinese Chargé d'
Tailes being summoned to the Foreign Office.)
Press material should preferably be illustrated and well- written (an excellent example of the type of material required was "50 Years of the Russian Revolution" which the loading Bolivian National daily newspaper "Presencia" has begun to serialise. This newspaper though very catholic in outlook has steadfastly refused most of our other ID material for many years the excellent ilustrations were obviously a great influence in improving the presentation).
5. Radio material would also be welcome and I could guarantee usage on a number of important radio channels for good material.
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The themes most likely to get into print in Bolivia world be your Annex B refers) China's chauvinistic policy towards its neighbours (Anti-China, sub-para (b) of the pro-Hong-Kong themes and the Hong-Kong theme (c) exposure of personal backgrounds and (a) local support for Hong Kong.
70 The other material would be of interest but largely as back- ground "quarry" material for possible editorial comment.
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I enclose a few recent press clippings for your information. Copies of this letter (without enclosures) have been sent to Leslie Boas in Caracas and Cooper in Mexico City.
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(Alan W. Shave)
Second Secretary, Information.
D. Duncan, Esq.
J.I.P.G.D.,
Foreign Office.
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