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RT ONE: EFFORTS BY THE BRITISH, FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS
(EN) THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION
5. THIS WOULD INVOLVE PUTTING PRESSURE THROUGH PARIS AND PEKIING ON
THE FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AS FOLLOWS
(*) THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
6. BEARING IN MIND THE FACT THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT HS IN EFFECT
A FRENCH NUCLEAR STATION BUPLT OVERSEAS WITH CONSIDERABLE MANPOWER
INPUTS BY EDF INT IS ANCUMBENT UPON THE FRENCH TO BE CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFFORTS TO ALLAY FEARS. IT IS ALSO IN THEIR
#INTERESTS TO DO SO. WE SEE THIS OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(A) THE EDF HNVITATION
(TELNO OTTER 127 AND OUR TELNO OTTER 2)
ON RECONSIDERATION WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT PROPOSE A LIST OF
INWATEES BUT RATHER THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT/EDF SHOULD MISSUE
AN HINVIRTATION TO MISS TAM, CONVENOR OF THE LEGCO PANEL ON DAYA BAY, THROUGH THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL HERE FOR HERSELF AND FOR A GOUP
TO BE NOMINATED BY HER (PERHAPS UN CONSULTATION WITH THE
CONSUL-GENERAL). HIN ADDITHION WE SUGGEST THAT THE FRENCH LAY ON
PRESS FACHUNTIES IN FRANCE. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR FACTORS
DETERMINING THING BUT WE HOPE THE WWHTATHON CAN BE ISSUED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. INT SHOULD BE GIVEN PUBLICITY HERE BY
THE FRENCH.
(B) PRESSURE ON GNPJVC.
RT WOULD BE PROPER FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO INDICATE TO GNPJVC THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS HN. CHINA THAT HIT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEGREE OF OPPOSITION TO THE PLANT IN HONG KONG AND THAT INT HOPES GXPJVC WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY ASPECTS, PARTICULAR THOSE RELATING TO STAFFUNG AND TRANNING, POST COMMISSIONING.
7. UKDEL #AEH TO BE ASKED TO KEEP US INFORMED ON RAEA DISCUSSIONS ON THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FOR CHWIL NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES FROM CHERNOBYL, AND CHINA ANVOLVEMENT IN SUCH DISCUSSIONS.
(MKN) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
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8. WE RECOMMEND THAT PEKING SHOULD NOW CAPHTALIMSE ON LIH PENG'S STATEMENT (PARAGRAPH 4 OF FCO TELNO 1124) THAT IT IS IMPERATINE FOR THE UK TO JOIN THE PRC »N. MOUNTING JOINT EFFORTS TO ALLAY CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY.'' THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROPOSALS COULD BE
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