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KLORIVER
14 AUG 1986
CONFIDENTIAL.
424
TOP COPY Q DIST?
OCMIAN 6319
CONFIDENTIAL
RR PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO VIMIS
131515Z AUG
GRS 340
56319 1
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA
TELNO 75
OF 131515Z AUGUST 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
YOUR TELNO
CHINA:
1.
2114
382
NUCLEAR SAFETY:
TO HỐNG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO
UMELCO VISIT TO VIENNA
PARA 8 OF YOUR TUR AND PARA 3 OF HONG KONG TUR: WE TOO
SEE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR GIVING AN INFORMAL BRIEFING TO YOUR
FRENCH AND CHINESE COLLEAGUES. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED THAT THE
VISIT APPEARS TO HAVE GONE WELL, AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO
ASSIST THE UMELCO DELEGATION.
2.
FOR HONG KONG: ON THE POINTS MADE IN PARAS 1 AND 2 OF
HONG KONG TUR, WE AGREE ON THE NEED TO BEAR IN MIND A POSSIBLE
ROLE FOR IAEA IN HELPING THE CHINESE TO DEVELOP THEIR NUCLEAR
SAFETY STANDARDS, AND APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC
RELATIONS ADVANTAGES OF SUCH INVOLVEMENT.
3.
HOWEVER, AS MORPHET AND GORDON MADE CLEAR TO YAXLEY,
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IAEA RESOURCES ON THE NUCLEAR SAFETY
ADVISORY SIDE ARE LIMITED AND ALL AVAILABLE SPECIALIST STAFF ARE
HEAVILY TIED UP IN POST-CHERNOBYL ANALYSIS WORK (WHICH OBVIOUSLY
MUST REMAIN THEIR TOP PRIORITY). THE SITUATION WOULD CHANGE IF
AGREEMENT WERE REACHED TO EXPAND SIGNIFICANTLY IAEA'S ROLE IN
NUCLEAR SAFETY. THIS MIGHT LEAD BOTH TO AN INCREASE IN RESOURCES
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