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SUBSEQUENTLY IN DIALOGUE WITH MISS TAM AND HER PARTY WHICH COULD
INCLUDE SOME FROM OUTSIDE UMELCO). THIS
WOULD GIVE A BREATHING SPACE TO GET THE CHINESE FULLY ENGAGED IN
THE NEED FOR THEM TO MAKE AND ANNOUNCE FIRM PLANS. DETAILS OF
THE PRESENTATION WILL NEED TO BE CLEARED WITH EDF - RAVIER IS
PURSUING.
UK ACTION
6. BENJAMIN AGREED WITH FRENCH ON THE OFFER OF A VISIT BY UKAEA
EXPERTS TO MEET CHINESE EXPERTS IN PEKING AND DAYA BAY TO BOLSTER
PUBLIC OPINION IN HK. UKAEA EXPERTS COULD MOST USEFULLY BE
THOSE ALREADY ENGAGED BY HKG.
7. SUBSEQUENT VISIT BY HONG KONG NOTABLES TO CHINA WOULD ALSO BE A
SENSIBLE PART OF THE OVERALL STRATEGY.
8. BENJAMIN MENTIONED TO RAVIER THE POSSIBILITY OF A JOINT APPROACH
TO LI PENG BY HMA PEKING AND HIS FRENCH COLLEAGUE. MIFT CONTAINS
TEXT OF A DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY COMMENTS ON
THIS FROM YOU, PEKING AND PARIS. WE WOULD THEN INSTRUCT PARIS TO DISCUSS AND CLEAR TEXT WITH FRENCH, AIMING AT ACTION IN
PEKING BY 4 JULY.
UKDEL IAEA
9. CONTACT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE BETWEEN UK AND PRC DELEGATION AT
THE LAST FORMAL SESSION. WE MAY IN DUE COURSE WISH TO ASK UKDEL
IAEA TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE CHINESE ON THE NEED FOR EARLY
CONSIDERATION BY THE PRC OF THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF DAYA BAY.
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