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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PARIS
ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA
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DTI TELNO INDUS 167 AND OUR TELNO 685: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA:
SPEAKING NOTE FOR MEETING WITH LI PENG
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OUR SECOND TUR ASKED YOU NOT TO USE THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF THE SPEAKING NOTE IN FIRST TUR. WE SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE CONSIDERATION IN WHITEHALL OF THE TERMS OF
REFERENCE FOR THE PROPOSED UKAEA VISIT TO CHINA HAS RAISED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT ITS OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE, HOW THESE OBJECTIVES MIGHT BE ACHIEVED, AND HOW THE VISIT SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CHINESE TO GIVE THE BEST CHANCE OF ACHIEVING
THEM.
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IF, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DECIDED THAT THE OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE
THE PRODUCTION OF A DETAILED REPORT TO HMG AND HKG ON THE LIKELY QUALITY OF CHINESE NATIONAL SAFETY AND INSPECTION MACHINERY, THE UKAEA VISITORS WOULD HAVE TO ASK SOME SEARCHING AND DETAILED
QUESTIONS, AND IT MIGHT NOT THEN BE ADVISABLE TO PROPOSE THE VISIT AS 'A LIAISON VISIT, MADE TO 'RECEIVE A BRIEF', AS SET OUT IN OUR SECOND TUR. IF THE OBJECTIVE WERE SIMPLY TO GET A
DIALOGUE GOING ON SAFETY MATTERS, AND SECURE THE PR BENEFITS OF DOING SO, THEN A PROPOSAL ALONG THE LINES PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED
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