OCMIAN 7930
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
041715Z JUL
GRS 188
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1341
OF 041715Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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CONFIDENTIAL 1986
INDI. N
47930-3
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YOUR TELNO 2132:
2152: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA
1.
FCO TELNO 1325 MAY HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR: WE DID NOT MEAN TO
SUGGEST THAT HKG SHOULD ADOPT THE STANCE OF APOLOGISTS FOR THE
PROJECT. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF HKG'S STANCE IS SEEN AS ONE
OF TRYING TO DISENGAGE. FROM. ALL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROJECT, THAT WOULD NOT HELP EITHER THE PROSPECTS OF OUR
ARRIVING AT A SATISFACTORY OUTCOME OF THIS EPISODE, OR THE
STANDING OF HKG MORE GENERALLY. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE BEST
POSTURE FOR HKG IS TO BE SEEN, NOT PREJUDGING ANY ISSUE, BUT
INFORMING ITSELF AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF
CHERNOBYL FOR THE DAYA BAY PROJECT SO THAT IT CAN IN DUE COURSE
OFFER HONG KONG PEOPLE THE BEST POSSIBLE ADVICE ABOUT THEIR
CONCERNS.
2.
WE WOULD THEREFORE SEE CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN A
MEETING BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE EDF TEAM
SEPARATE FROM THAT WITH THE UMELCO PANEL. IF THIS PRECEDED THE
UMELCO SESSION IT COULD HAVE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF ENABLING
EDF TO BE BRIEFED BY HKG IN ADVANCE ON UMELCO'S PRINCIPAL
CONCERNS. HOWE.
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