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YOUR TELNO 878. FILM CENSORSHIP: LES CHINOIS A PARIS''.
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1 THE AMBASSADOR, WHO HAD STRONG VIEWS ON THIS, IS OUT OF PEKING ON A PROVINCIAL TOUR. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE ONE OF HIS MAIN CONCERNS WAS THAT THE SHOWING OF THE FILM MIGHT COINCIDE WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED IN HONG KONG FOR MID-SEPTEMBER AND CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY, AND WITH THE RUN-UP TO JLG XIII THUS MAKING AN ALREADY STRAINED ATMOSPHERE WORSE. IF WE CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT SCREENING WILL BE DELAYED FOR AT LEAST A MONTH, I THINK WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE STRONG ENOUGH GROUNDS TO STAND IN THE WAY OF ITS BEING APPROVED.
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WE WOULD ALSO BE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO YOUR PARA 2.
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