Lhasa, January 25, 1995. According different sources, tension is reported to be high in Tibet in the run up to Tibetan New Year on 2nd March, a period which has seen major unrest in previous years, usually on 5th or 10th March. 600 extra soldiers are widely reported to have been moved into the Tibetan capital this week, and at least 10 top level army officers are currently billeted in the Lhasa Holiday Inn. Chinese strategists see 1995 as a key year in their campaign against the pro-independence movement, and are mobilising vigorously around a major celebration planned for September this year to commemorate the 1965 announcement of Central Tibet as an "autonomous region" of the People's Republic. The Chinese authorities claim that Tibetans are planning to sabotage the planned September celebrations. "Some separatist forces have even threatened that they will carry out a series of sabotage activities by taking advantage of the occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of th

e autonomous region," said Radio Lhasa this week.