To European Coordinators

National Coordinators

Office of Tibet London, Paris, Budapest

From Ngawang Drakmargyapon (Tibet Bureau, Geneva)

31 January 1997

re: Declaration Text

This is to inform you that still exists certain language and substantive problems with the Declaration Text which is released in the Geneva Fax today. The suggestions Tibet Bureau had on the initial text of this draft was communicated on several occasions to EC Office in Brussels and also to Mr. Massimo Lensi in Budapest. But our opinions seemed to have been irrelevant to the editors and writers of the Geneva Fax which is extremely unfortunate. I would also like all of you to understand that the opinion of Tibet Bureau was expressed as the representative of the tibetan people and Tibetan governament.

And, if you compare Tibet Bureau's text drafted based on the initial text which was distribuited during the Strasbourg Meeting and the text released in the Geneva Fax you will understand why some if the crucial issues in our draft need to be reflected in the Declaration. Some of the language were inserted in our text to reflect the objective of our massive gathering in Geneva, for example, commemoration of the 38th anniversary of 10 march (...).

Since Mr. Lensi did not release the text edited by Tibet Bureau, we are releasing it today to all concerned co-ordinators as we view this text as the DECLARATION. I am sorry to have written this Memo but in absence of Rep. Chungdak Koren in Geneva I wanted to make the above situation clear to the Tibetan Communities in Europe and our Supporter in Europe.

Tibet Bureau will be requesting Tibet Zentrum in Hamburg and CSPT-Suisse to make the German and French translation of the Declaration.

Suggestion: concerning the Candle-light Vigil, I was thinking why not ligth 1,2 million candles in memory of the tibetans who perished as a direct result of the chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet between 1949 and 1979. Any reaction to this suggestion. I will raise it when I attend the Switzerland and Liechtenstein co-ordinators meeting this Sunday.

Lets bring 10.000 people in Geneva.

regards

Ngawang Drakmargyapon