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TO IMMEDIATE PARIS
TELNO INDUS 86
OF 201120Z AUGUST 86
INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, HONG KONG, PEKING
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
YOUR TELNO INDUS 182
MIFT CONTAINS A SPEAKING NOTE FOR MEETING WITH THE
QUAY D'ORSAY DEALING WITH CONTINUING FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN
OPERATION OF THE PLANT.
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2.
FROM THE MEETING WITH RAVIER IT APPEARS THAT THE FRENCH
ALREADY ENVISAGE EXTENDING THEIR INVOLVEMENT BEYOND THE SIX
MONTHS ALLOWED FOR IN EDF'S CURRENT CONTRACT, BUT UNDER
THE SINO/FRENCH NUCLEAR CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT.
3. FOR THIS TO BE OF VALUE IN EASING THE CURRENT DIFFICULTIES
IN HONG KONG IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FRENCH INTENTIONS
SHOULD IF POSSIBLE TO MADE PUBLIC BEFORE CONTRACT SIGNATURE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FRENCH ARE RELUCTANT TO DO THIS, ON
A NUMBER OF GROUNDS. OUR OBJECTIVE MUST BE TO ILLUSTRATE TO
THEM THAT SOME PUBLIC COMMITMENT AT THIS STAGE WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL, IN IMPROVING THE PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH PATH TO
CONTRACT SIGNATURE BY HELPING TO REASSURE HONG KONG PUBLIC
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