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I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT EXPECT THE APPLICATION OF IAEA SAFEGUARDS THOUGH I THINK THEY WOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ASSURANCE OF PHYSICAL PROTECTION, NO DIVERSION FROM PEACEFUL USES, AND NO RETRANSFER WITHOUT AGREEMENT. I UNDERSTAND THEIR POSITION TO BE NO MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE POSITION OF OTHER SUPPLIER GOVERNMENTS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT WELL UNDERSTANDS THE POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT AND
THAT A JOINT DEVELOPMENT COULD STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC INTER- DEPENDENCE BETWEEN GUANGDONG AND HONG KONG AND THUS CONTRIBUTE TO MUTUAL INTEREST IN HONG KONG STABILITY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INTHE TERRITORY. I AM THEREFORE CERTAIN THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS URGENTLY THE NATURE OF A TOTAL UK PACKAGE, AND UK GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WOULD BE PREPARED TO VISIT GUANGDONG OR PEKING IN ORDER TO DO THIS AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.
CARRINGTON
MINIMAL
JNU
SEAD
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
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