EAST ASIA BRIEF OCPAS EA 89-055 FOR 09 MARCH 1989

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005760205
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-00283
• Publication Date: March 9, 1989

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TOT: 090519Z MAR 89 DIRECTOR 534124
SUBJECT: EAST ASIA BRIEF OCPAS EA 89-055 FOR 09 MARCH 1989
FROM: DDI/0/CPAS.
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TnT? ngnc1Q7 MAR AQ nIPFCTtP F24174
THE DALAI LAMA'S GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE YESTERDAY ISSUED A STRONG
PROTEST AGAINST THE IMPOSITION OF MARTIAL LAW IN TIBET AND
REITERATED ITS OFFER TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT. THE TIBETAN YOUTH
CONGRESS, A G Y R RADICAL EXILES IS CALLING FOR COMPLETE
INDEPENDENCE.
MAKING MASS ARRESTS, ACCORDING TO PRESS .
COMMENT: THE LATEST PROTESTS IN TIBET PROBABLY HAVE PLAYED INTO
THE HANDS OF HARDLINERS ON BOTH SIDES. THE TIBETAN YOUTH CONGRESS,
AND EVEN MEMBERS OF HIS OWN CABINET, MAY TRY TO PRESS THE DALAI LAMA
TO BREAK OFF CONTACTS WITH BEIJING AND WHIP UP PUBLIC SUPPORT IN
WESTERN CAPITALS FOR TIBETAN INDEPENDENCE BY STAGING PROTESTS
TOMORROW ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1959 TIBETAN UPRISING. HARDLINERS
IN BEIJING MA~7SH TO FXTFND MILITARY CONTROL OVER LHASA
INDEFINITELY.
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