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CONFIDEJUN 1956
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE DTH
TELNO OTTER 5
OF 300815Z JUNE 86
#INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, PARI'S
OUR TELNO OTTER 3:
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PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR MAY HAVE CONFUSED YOU SINCE WE CONFUSED FRAMATONE'S PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 OF OTTER 136 WITH THE PROPOSED EDF WISHT.
2. AS ALREADY DISCUSSED (TELECOM GOVERNOR/HUM) WE AGREE THAT EDF SHOULD SEND A TEAM TO HONG KONG ON JULY 10-11, TO MAKE A FULL PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A PRESS CONFERENCE, AND THAT AN INVITATION BE EXTENDED TO UMELCO TO VISIT NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS IN FRANCE.
3. AS REGARDS FRAMATONE, PERHAPS HIT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE AN EXPOSITION BY THEM TO THE UMELCO GROUP WHILE THEY ARE N FRANCE. THE LOCAL MEDIA COULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS AND ALSO PERHAPS IN SUITABLE PARTS OF THE EDF PROGRAMME. THIS WILL REQUIRE VERY CAREFUL LOGISTICAL HANDLING HERE AND IN FRANCE. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL HERE HAS A USEFUL ROLE TO PLAY, ESPECIALLY IN RESPECT OF COORDINGATING INVITATIONS TO UMELCO AND THE PRESS ON BEHALF OF EDF AND FRAMATONE.
4. N ORDER TO GAIN THE MAXIMUM VALUE LOCALLY THE EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG, THEIR INVITATION TO UMELCO TO WISHT FRANCE AND ANY FRAMATONE ACTIVITY IN FRANCE (OR HERE) SHOULD BE GIVEN THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLICITY BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG. CLP SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP IN THIS RESPECT. WE WILL BE IN THE WINGS PUSSENG AND PRODDING ALL CONCERNED AS NECESSARY.
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