MICIL
RECEIVED HA
166/1
16 JUN 1936
CONECERGSTAT
INDEX
GRS 170
VAction Takar
159
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FM DOWN
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 003
OF 13153CZ JUNE 86
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO HKGO LONDON, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
158
YOUR TELNO 3: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA
1. ACCORDING TO THE MFA HU YAOBANG HAS MADE NO FORMAL STATEMENT
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS SINCE HIS APRIVAL IN BONN
YESTERDAY MORNING, 12 JUNE. HE DID, HOWEVER, IN DISCUSSION WITH
CHANCELLOR KOHL MAKE PEFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL REPLY FROM THE
CHINESE PRIME MINISTER TO THE CHANCELLOR'S LETTER CALLING FOR AN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS. THE REPLY
ARRIVED IN THE MFA ON 11 JUNE.
2. THE REPLY SUPPORTS CHANCELLOR KOHL'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON
NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS AND THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN
THIS FIELD. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE
QUESTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION THE CONFERENCE NEEDS THE APPROVAL OF ALL
PARTIES CONCERNED AND OF THE IAEA AND THAT THEY NOTE THAT THE LATTER
WILL MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE.
2. THE MFA SAID THAT 27 REPLIES TO CHANCELLOR KOHL'S LETTER HAD SO
FAR BEEN RECEIVED AND ALL HAD BEEN FAVOURABLE. THEY DIFFERED ONLY IN
THE DESIRABLE LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT OF THE IAEA.
PESTELL
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NED
TRED
PUSD (MR cRowULEY)
WED
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/ PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
MR DAUNT
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION GUANGDONG NUCLEAR.
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