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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 670
OF 031426Z JULY 86
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YOUR TELNOS 433 AND 434 TO PARIS, 1308 TO HONG KONG
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY
1. WE HAVE ACTED AS INSTRUCTED IN TELEGRAMS UNDER REFERENCE. WE
AWAIT THE DEFINITIVE RESPONSE OF EDF AND DREE.
2. THE FRENCH HAVE MEANWHILE REACTED AS FOLLOWS :
A) VISIT OF YAXLEY: RAVIER (DREE) AGREES THAT VISIT TO CHOOZ WOULD
BE BETTER THAN DOEL (NEAR ANTWERP) BUT SAID THAT THERE ARE
DIFFERENCES ON THE ISSUE WITHIN EDF, WITH THOSE FAVOURING A VISIT TO A FRENCH STATION, E.G. GRAVELINES APPARENTLY DOMINANT. WE STRESSED
OUR PREFERENCE FOR A VISIT TO A BELGIAN STATION IF POSSIBLE. RAVIER
ANTICIPATED NO DIFFICULTY WITH PARTICIPATION BY SOMEONE FROM UKAEA.
B) EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG : RAVIER THOUGHT DATES PLANNED WERE 9/11
JULY AND TOOK NOTE OF THE VARIOUS POINTS IN FCO TELNO 434. HE AGREED
THAT FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL SHOULD BE INVOLVBED. WE AWAIT NEWS FROM
EDF OF DETAILED TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. WE SHALL RAISE WITH THEM THE
FURTHER POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 2099.
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