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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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