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(2) BACK UP FOR THE GAUSDEN VISIT,
I DO NOT SEE WHY GAUSDEN AND MACLEOD NEED FURTHER SUPPORT FROM LONDON, ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THEIR VISIT NOT TO HAVE COINCIDED WITH MY ABSENCE IN HOUSTON, WE CAN SET UP NECESSARY APPOINTMENTS WITH JEAFFRESON AND OTHERS CONCERNED IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND WITH CLP. STONES WILL IN ANY CASE BE CALLING ON N.1.1. DURING HIS MAY VISIT TO LONDON. BURGESS AND THOMSON WILL WATCH AND REPORT
DEVELOPMENTS.
C) THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.
AS YOU WILL LEARN FROM SIR PETER CAREY, BENJAMIN AND WALTER MARSHALL, THIS PROJECT IS NOW INCREASINGLY LIKELY. STONES IS SENSITIVE, ABOUT HIS KEY FOLE. HE HAS BEEN PROMISED A CALL ON SIR PETER CAREY DURING HIS MAY VISIT AND WILL REGARD THE DISPATCH OF BROWN AS AN INADEQUATE RESPONSE FOLLOWING DR. MARSHALL'S RETURN. HE WILL NOT ACCEPT BROWN AS THE
SPOKESMAN FOR WHITEHALL.
(D) ENERGY SURVEY.
3.
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SHOULD CONSIDER A MAJOR SURVEY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO ENERGY PLANNING WITHOUT ANY FRIOR DISCUSSION OR NOTIFICATION TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. I SUGGEST THAT THEIR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE F.C.0. BEFORE A FORMAL REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IS PUT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
TO SUM UP, I SEE NO NEED FOR THE VISIT BY BROWN OR HIS WIFE IN APRIL. INDEED IT COULD COMPLICATE THE EXCHANGES CURRENTLY FAKING PLACE WITH CLP. THE VISIT BY MESSRS GAUSDEN AND MACLEOD DOES NOT SEEM TO PEQUIRE BROWN'S SUPPORT. IF THE DO I NEED TO FOLLOW UP SIR PETER CAREY'S VISIT, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU JOR LIFFITT'S SUCCESSOR TO CALL HERE EN ROUTE TO OR ON RETURN
FROM HOUSTON.
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