OCMIAN 8665
CONFIDENTIAL
OO PEKIN
FM INDUS TO PEKIN
081600Z JUL
GRS 541
HICK 100/1
DEIVED IT.
14 JUL 1935
INUTA
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM DTI
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO INDUS 167
OF 081600Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PARIS
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA
GUANGDONG: NUCLEAR SAFETY
FOLLOWING IS SPEAKING NOTE FOR MEETING WITH LI PENG:
BEG INS
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BRITISH AND FRENCH MINISTERS GLAD OF OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION DURING RECENT VISIT BY PARTY GENERAL SECRETARY HU TO LONDON AND PARIS. LI PENG SUGGESTED THAT UK AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HELP REASSURE HK PUBLIC OPINION. OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL DO ALL WE CAN. BUT THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT CORPORATION HAS A 75 PER CENT SHARE IN THE GNP JVC, WHICH WILL BUILD, OPERATE AND OWN THE POWER STATION. THE POWER STATION WILL BE BUILT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE. IT WILL IN OUR VIEW BE ESSENTIAL IF PUBLIC OPINION IS IN FACT TO BE REASSURED THAT THE PRC ITSELF SHOULD TAKE EFFECTIVE AND EARLY MEASURES TO SHOW IN PUBLIC THAT THEY WILL PUT LI PENG'S WORDS TO THE JVC QUALITY AND SAFETY FIRST INTO ACTION.
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