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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT: YOUR INDUS 51
1
WE UNDERSTAND FROM FRENCH THAT FRAMATOME AND EDF HAVE
NOW SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT, BUT WITH CAVEATS ON FINANCING.
FRENCH DO NOT (NOT) NOW ENVISAGE A DEMARCHE AT AMBASSADOR LEVEL.
INSTEAD THEY ARE CONSIDERING MINISTERIAL LETTER WELCOMING
SIGNATURE OF LOI BUT EXPRESSING CONCERN AT OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL
ISSUES.
2
IN VIEW OF THIS AND ADVICE IN YOUR TUR, WE SUGGEST THAT
YOU HOLD BACK FROM APPROACHING CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT PRESENT.
AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH SHENZHEN TODAY THERE WILL BE SOME
AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDE MEMOIRE, WHICH IT IS NOW HOPED TO PRESENT
TO THE BOC/JVC AT A MEETING ON AFTERNOON OF 13 MARCH.
3
WHEN CHINESE RESPONSE IS KNOWN WE WILL REVIEW THE NEED
FOR ACTION AT POLITICAL LEVEL IN PEKING.
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