The First English-Language News Report on Declassified Cables of Alan Donald

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At least 10,000 killed in 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British Cable. AFP, Dec 23, 2017.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/l ... sh-cable-doc-ve2rd2
("China scholar Jean-Pierre Cabestan * * * , a professor at Hong Kong Baptist University")

, which was translated and rewritten as

英国解密档案：六四镇压曾致军内关系紧张.
https://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20171223-英国解密档案六四镇压曾致军内关系紧张
(在香港浸会大学任教的法国汉学家高敬文也指出，这个数字与最近几年美国解密档案提供数字相当")

Note:
(a) The quotations above are meant to show the Chinese and French names of the scholar.
(b) "法新社报道写道，根据这份文件，镇压行动在军队内部引发紧张关系。北京军区的指挥官一度拒绝向执行镇压的27军士兵提供食品和军营住宿。"

The AFP report, at least the English version, says only, "He [ambassador Donald] said the crackdown had created deep rifts within the military" -- without "北京军区的指挥官一度拒绝向执行镇压的27军士兵提供食品和军营住宿."