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17. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE GIVEN ADVANCE WARNING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CREATION OF THE SURVEY OFFICE AND THE MONITORS, BUT NOT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO IMPLY OR PERMIT CONSULTATION. PRESENTATION OF A COPY OF THE PRESS RELEASE TO THEM SOME THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, AS IN THE CASE OF THE CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON ''REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES''

18.

MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ADVISE WHETHER:

(A) THE STRUCTURE OF THE SURVEY OFFICE AND THE MONITORS (PARAGRAPH 4-7) IS ACCEPTABLE:

(B) THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY OFFICE (PARAGRAPHS 8-12) ARE ACCEPTABLE:

(C)

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE MONITORS (PARAGRAPHS 13) ARE ACCEPTABLE:

(D) THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SURVEY OFFICE (PARAGRAPH 14) ARE ACCEPTABLE: AND

(E) THE CHINESE SHOULD BE GIVEN THREE DAYS ADVANCE WARNING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CREATION OF THE SURVEY OFFICE AND MONITORS (PARAGRAPH 17).

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