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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Thank you for copying to me your letter of 18 February to the
Foreign Secretary.
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While I have no illusions about the difficulties of securing such a project for the UK, I agree that it is worth pursuing along the lines suggested in the paper by officials. Success would be valuable both for the direct business it would bring and, perhaps more importantly, as a valuable demonstration of the UK's capacity for project management and major contracting work.
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I am, of course, sensitive to the non-proliferation issue. But
I would not wish the UK to lose the contract to a competitor because
of the relative stringency of our terms. I hope therefore that in the final analysis we would not insist on stronger terms than those already indicated by the French.
I am copying this letter to the Prime Minister, Lord Carrington, David Howell and Sir Robert Armstrong.
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