GRS 225
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 1661
54: 20 $1
29 SEP 1980
RECEFS
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FM HONG KONG 2906052 SEPTEMBER 80
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1257 OF 29 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
M 1 P T: COMMENTS ON GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT BRIEF.
THE OBJECTIVES IN PARTS 2 AND 3 OF THE BACKGROUND BRIEF ARE RIGHT, BUT THE 'POINTS TO MAKE ARE TOO EFFUSIVE, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN CHINESE COMMENTS AND NOT GIVE OUR OWN UNTIL THE
FORMER ARE KNOWN.
2. IF THE CHINESE CONFIRM THEIR INTEREST IN THE PROJECT THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TWO ELECTRICITY COMPANIES AND CONSIDERED BY GOVERNMENTS. WE DO NOT WANT TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE BY GROUPS OF OFFICIALS VISITING CHINA UNTIL THAT HAS BEEN DONE (PARA 4 OF ORIGINAL ''POINTS TO MAKE'' REFERS).
3. WE SHOULD NOT SUGGEST THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEKING AND GUANGDONG (PARA 3 OF POINTS TO MAKE').
4. WE SHOULD NOT SAY THAT WE SEE SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE PROJECT RUNNING OVER 20 YEARS - IT WOULD GIVE THE WRONG
IMPRESSION.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
JNU
HK&GD
FED
TRED
SIR E YOUDE
MR DONALD
MR PH MOBERLY
CONFIDENTIAL
3
ADDITIONAL DISTN
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
125