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MDHIAN 0863
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 01090OZ F C O
TELNO 1114
OF 010723Z AUGUST 90
CONFIDENTIAL
[HKB301/1
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP
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CISTRY
3 AUG 1990
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THE TIMES.
POSSIBLE ARTICLE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN
1. WE SEE TWO MAIN DIFFICULTIES IN DRAFTING THE LETTER ANTICIPATED IN TUR :
(A) THAT IT WILL PROLONG CRITICISM IN THE BRITISH PRESS OF MR MAUDE'S VISIT AND
(B) THAT UNLESS CAREFULLY DRAFTED THE NEED TO APPEAR ROBUST TO A BRITISH AUDIENCE WILL LEAD TO THE INCLUSION OF MATERIAL WHICH WILL PROVOKE AN ADVERSE RESPONSE FROM THE CHINESE, LEADING TO ANOTHER ROUND OF MEGAPHONE DIPLOMACY.
2. WITH THESE CRITERIA IN MIND WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ON THE INITIAL TEXT.
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LINE 3-4: FOR 'TIANANMEN SQUARE'' READ 'LAST JUNE IN PEKING' (MOST DEMONSTRATORS WERE KILLED OR INJURED OUTSIDE THE SQUARE),
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LINE 6: FOR ''TO AGREE'' READ 'IMMEDIATE AGREEMENT'' (INDEED THIS POINT COULD WELL BE EMPHASISED. IT IS FOOTLING FOR BRITISH NEWSPAPERS TO EXPECT SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM ONE MINISTERIAL VISIT AFTER SUCH A LONG INTERVAL IN MINISTERIAL VISITS IN EITHER
DIRECTION).
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LINE 3: AFTER ''HUMAN RIGHTS. ADD ''MR MAUDE'S VISIT PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER OUR CONCERNS.''
LINE 4: DELETE ''IT WAS EASED'' AND REPHRASE THE REMAINDER TO READ
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