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RAVIER ALSO COMMENTED THAT GOURIEVIDIS (FRENCH NUCLEAR COUNSELLOR) HAD BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS, AND HAD SPOKEN TO YAXLEY AMONGST OTHERS. GOUR LEV IDIS' VIEW OF THE
SITUATION APPEARED TO BE RELATIVELY RELAXED. THOUGH RAVIER
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FRENCH WERE BY NO MEANS AS ATTUNED TO
EVENTS IN HONG KONG AS OURSELVES, THIS WILL NO DOUBT ENCOURAGE A LOW PROFILE APPROACH ON THEIR PART. THEY WILL FEEL SUPPORTED IN
THIS VIEW IF THE EARLY EDF VISIT IS NOW SEEN NOT TO BE NECESSARY,
AFTER THE PRESSURE WE HAVE PUT ON THEM TO ARRANGE IT.
HOWE
GUANGDONG
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NED
TRED
PUSD(MR CROWLEY) WED
[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]
PS
PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR DAUNT
MR WILSON MR SLATER
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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
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