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Chinese Students and Scholars Association

As representatives of the Mainland Chinese students and scholars in the United Kingdom we would call upon the British Government to take the following action:

1. To use the influence of the British Government to urge the Chinese Government not to engage in any purge of intellectuals, students or workers who participated in pro-democracy activities; and to secure the release of those detained for their participation in pro-democracy activities;

2. To express the dismay of the British Government and people at the recent actions taken by the Chinese Government with regard to the pro-democracy

moverent;

3. To use the best efforts of the British Government to procure the members of the British Commonwealth, the Member States of the European Communities as well as the Commission and Parliamentary Assembly of the European Communities, and the United Nations General Assembly to pass resolutions expressing their dismay at the recent actions taken by the Chinese Government with regard to the

pro-democracy movement;

4. Chinese students have been very heartened by the statement on the extension of visas made by Mr. Timothy Renton last Friday. It would greatly help to reassure students and scholars in this country, in view of the current purge of intellectuals in China, if the following points could be considered:

(a) that the exact terms of the visa extensions be clarified;

(b) that a statement be made reassuring Chinese citizens that, at the expiration of any extensions granted, further extensions will be granted to any individuals who consider that they face a danger of imprisonment or

persecution in China;

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