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OCMIAN 2965
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FM INDUS TO PEKIN
281715Z JUL
GRS 200
Mikic 166/1
RÉCE.VLO:
IND-X
31 JUL 1936
CONFIDENTIAL
FM DTI
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO INDUS 178
OF 281715Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY: YOUR TELNO 1352 AND HÓNG KONG TELNO 168
WE RECOGNISE THE FORCE OF THE FACTORS IDENTIFIED BY YOUR TUR, AS
WELL AS THE POLITICAL PRESSURES IN HONG KONG. FCO ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING ON A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO ZHOU PING'S MESSAGE.
DTI, FCO AND D/ENERGY WILL BE CONSIDERING THIS LATER THIS WEEK.
WE WOULD HOPE TO BE IN A POSITION TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS
THEREAFTER.
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IT WOULD HOWEVER BE HELPFUL TO HAVE CLARIFICATION OF
CHINESE THINKING BEFORE THEN, IF THIS IS POSSIBLE IN A LOWKEY
WAY. WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND IS AN INFORMAL APPROACH SEEKING
CLARIFICATION OF THE REPORT FROM THE NCNA IN HONG KONG (HONG
KONG TELNO 2405) THAT THE CHINESE WERE CONSIDERING A POSSIBLE
DEFERRAL IN THE LIGHT OF THE UMELCO REPORT. IF THE CHINESE
APPEARED TO BE CONTEMPLATING SUCH A MOVE, YOU COULD CONFIRM THAT
THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN OVERCOMING THE POTENTIAL AWKWARDNESS OF
CONTRACT SIGNATURE OCCURRING PRIOR TO THE UMELCO REPORT. HOWEVER
YOU SHOULD NOT AT THIS STAGE PRESS FOR A DEFERRAL.
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GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN COLLECT IN THIS WAY
DESKBY 0900Z ON 31 JULY.
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