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MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES AND IN VIEW OF
ITS PARTICULAR POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
(B) THAT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS ONLY 21 FILMS FROM (NEXT WORD
UNDERLINED) VARIOUS COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN BANNED ON POLITICAL GROUNDS.
IT SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT CONCERNED SOLELY WITH FILMS
CRITICAL OF CHINA
IN THE PAST WE HAVE BANNED FILMS CRITICAL OF
FRANCE, THE USA, AND OTHER TERRITORIES:
(C) THAT THE SCOPE FOR CENSORSHIP WILL BE REDUCED, ALLOWING A MORE
LIBERAL APPROACH:
(D) THAT THE FORMALIZATION OF THE CENSORSHIP ADVISOR'S SYSTEM AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF REVIEW WITH A NON-OFFICIAL CHAIRMAN
AND A NON-OFFICIAL MAJORITY WILL INTRODUCE A GREATER COMMUNITY INPUT
INTO THE CENSORIAL PROCESS AND WILL PROVIDE SAFE-GUARDS AGAINST ANY
POSSIBLE OFFICIAL ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM.
(E) THAT THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FILMS WHICH PRESENTLY CANNOT BE APPROVED TO BE SHOWN AS CATEGORY III FILMS, WHILE SAFEGUARDING THOS OF COMMUNITY WHO MIGHT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
SUCH EXHIBITIONS.
9. THE INFORMATION NOTE ON FILM CENSORSHIP WILL BE UPDATED AND
RE-ISSUED SHORTLY.
WILSON
WASHINGTON PASS SAVING SAN FRANCISCO
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