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TELNO 1888
OF 041630Z SEPTEMBER 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, PARIS
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YOUR TELNO 2871:
LONDON
DAYA BAY: MINISTER'S LINE FOR EXCO VISIT TO
1.
WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE COMMENTS IN TUR IN THE REVISED
BRIEF, WITH THE FOLLOWING FURTHER AMENDMENTS:
(A)
(B)
(C)
2.
IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 4 WE HAVE INSERTED QUOTE
WHETHER NUCLEAR OR CONVENTIONAL UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE POWER
STATION UNQUOTE:
ON BALANCE, WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE TO RETAIN THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 6, AND THE ESSENTIAL CAVEAT WHICH
THIS CONTAINS:
IN PARA 7, AS REVISED BY TUR, REPLACE QUOTE
UNCHALLENGEABLE UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE EXCELLENT UNQUOTE.
IN PARA 8 OF YOUR TELNO 2746 REPORTING THE STRATEGY
AGREED WITH EXCO ON 26 AUGUST, YOU IMPLIED THE HKG WOULD REFER TO
ASSURANCES GIVEN BY HMG ON SAFETY. WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL HAVE
FULLY IN MIND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTACTS BETWEEN MINISTERS
AND EXCO, AND THE CONVENTION THAT DIRECT PUBLIC REFERENCES TO THE
CONTENT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTERS AND ESPECIALLY THE PRIME
MINISTER SHOULD NOT GO BEYOND THE TERMS OF ANY PRESS
STATEMENTS. BUT WE SHALL BE READY TO CONSIDER WITH YOU WHAT
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