GRS 140

RESTRICTED

FM MOSCOW

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 687

RESTRICTED.

нии 16611

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 1 JUN 1986

126

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

OF 03093OZ JUNE 86

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

AND TO PRIORITY MAFF, UKREP BRUSSELS

FOR LONGRIGG FROM CHASE

YOUR TELNOS, 3 AND 456: CHERNOBYL EC FOOD IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.

NIR

1. I CALLED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON HEAD OF UK SECTION MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE TO ALERT HIM TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EXPORT CERTIFICATE REGIME. HE OFFERED NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT AND UNDERTOOK TO INFORM RELEVANT MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN TRADE ORGANISATIONS. I UNDERLINED THAT THIS MEASURE WAS ALSO BEING IMPOSED ON SWEDEN AND AUSTRIA AND WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER SUBSEQUENT REVIEW. WHEN HANDING OVER COPIED OF THE TEXTS, I MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WAS A MATTER FOR THE EC COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, AND THAT WE WERE TAKING THIS ACTION IN THE INTERESTS OF ENSURING THAT OUR SOVIET CONTACTS WERE INFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THESE MEASURES.

CARTLEDGE

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

MR DONNELLY

MR B PONSFORD DOE, ROMNEY HOUSE

MR F FEATES

SOVIET NUCLEAR ACCIDENT + FICAME GENERAL

COPIES TO:

LIMITED

NED

PS/NO 10 DOWNING STREET

SOVIET D

MR RICKSON

CAB

CABINET OFFICE

WED

EED

MAED

CONS D

NEWS D

MR B

INFO D

PUSD

ECD(E)

SED

PS

PS/MR RENTON PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR EGGAR PS/MRS CHALKER PS/PUS

MR DEREK THOMAS

MR GOODALL MR DAUNT MR RATFORD

MR BARRINGTON MR SLATER MR RENWICK

MR D MORPHET

HAMPTON

MR M HARRIS

MR RUBERY

MR

3D/ENERGY, AE DIVISION.

DHSS,H HEALTH SERVICES DIV.,

HANNIBAL HOUSE.

MES RARETSON HSE NII, THAMES HSE.STH.

HARB

{HSE

MR S SEYMOUR, OT3/5C,DTI (VICTORIA ST,)

MR G MEEKINGS

MR R HATHAWAY

MR D MR N BURTON

UKAEA

MAFF

R LEXEON BRAFISH COUNCIL

MR J DUNSTER NRPB, CHILTON,DIDCOT.

DR E LAWRENCE

MISS M LEWIS

D1 52, MOD

DEL 1/MOD

D.NUC.POL.SY /MOD

MR STEVENS AE DIVISION, D/ENERGY POD (WELFARE)

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