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15 APR 1980
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FM HONG KONG 300115Z MAR 80
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 465 OF 30 MARCH
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TEL TO PEKING NO 215 PARA 4: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.
I DO NOT KNOW THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED APPROACH ON PROLIFERATION BUT UNLESS YOU ARE SATISFIED THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE I STRONGLY URGE POSTPONEMENT UNTIL WE HAVE GOT FURTHER WITH THE PROJECT. AN APPROACH THAT THE CHINESE MISTRUSTED WOULD HAND THE PROJECT TO THE FRENCH BEFORE WE HAD GOT THE
CHINESE HOOKED.
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