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MIGHT UTILISE FRENCH REGULATORY AND MONITORING EXPERIENCE WITH
PWRS. WE SHOULD APPRECIATE THE ADVICE OF PARIS AND PEKING, IF
POSSIBLE BEFORE OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FRENCH ON 11 AUGUST,
HOW THIS MIGHT BEST BE SUGGESTED TO THE FRENCH.
11.
ON
(FOR UKMIS VIENNA AND PEKING) AS SEEN FROM HERE, A CALL
ON THE IAEA BY THE CHINESE EXPERTS WHILE THEY ARE IN EUROPE WOULD
ADD A USEFUL INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION TO THE INITIATIVES WE ARE
CONTEMPLATING. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW SUCH
A PROPOSAL COULD BEST BE STIMULATED FROM THE IAEA AND SUGGESTED
TO THE CHINESE.
C.
12.
THE LONGER TERM
WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE OVER THE
LONGER TERM TO INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHINESE APPROACH
TO NUCLEAR SAFETY, AND TO HELP THE CHINESE ACQUIRE GREATER
EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA. OUR PRELIMINARY IDEAS ARE:
(A)
(B)
(C)
13.
TO COMMISSION AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL STUDY IN WHITEHALL ON
THE CHINESE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE
TO SAFETY, AS A BACKGROUND TO OUR PLANNING:
TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF A EUROPEAN
COMMISSION-SPONSORED TOUR OF CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS IN
OCTOBER TO EXPLAIN OUR CONCERNS TO THE CHINESE AND
INVESTIGATE FUTURE COOPERATION:
TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR TRAINING OF KEY CHINESE PERSONNEL,
FOR EXAMPLE UNDER THE ANGLO-CHINESE NUCLEAR COOPERATION
AGREEMENT. FUNDS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE
SINO-BRITISH FRIENDSHIP SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (IF THE
CHINESE AGREE), THE REGULAR TECHNICAL COOPERATION BUDGET
AT A LATER STAGE ADDITIONAL HELP MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE IAEA.
IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE
FRENCH IN DEVELOPING THESE IDEAS. WE SHALL BE PURSUING THE ABOVE
POINTS WITH THEM IN OUR BÍLATERAL CONTACTS.
D.
14.
OUR RESPONSE TO THE CHINESE
IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR REACTIONS TO THE ABOVE SUGGESTIONS
WE SHALL PREPARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEKING TO RESPOND TO THE POINTS
MADE BY LI PENG AND ZHOU PING.
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