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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA
TELECON HUM/GOVERNOR: NUCLEAR SAFETY: SPECIAL SESSION OF IAEA
GENERAL CONFERENCE
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A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE IS TO BE
HELD AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL BETWEEN 24 AND 26 SEPTEMBER IN VIENNA
TO DISCUSS GENERAL QUESTIONS OF NUCLEAR SAFETY. MR WALKER WILL
LEAD THE BRITISH DELEGATION.
2.
IT HAS OCCURRED TO US THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IT HELPFUL,
SUBJECT TO MR WALKER'S AGREEMENT, TO SEND AN OFFICIAL TO OBSERVE
THE PROCEEDINGS. HE WOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE UK DELEGATION, BUT
WE ENVISAGE THAT THIS WOULD BE A FORMAL ARRANGEMENT AND THAT HE
WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE DELEGATION'S WORK.
3.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WOULD SEE ADVANTAGE IN TAKING UP
THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE CANNOT OURSELVES SEE ANY REASON WHY THE
CHINESE MIGHT OBJECT TO HONG KONG PARTICIPATION ON THIS BASIS,
BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR PEKING'S CONFIRMATION OF THIS
ASSESSMENT.
4.
WE IMAGINE THAT YOU WOULD WISH TO GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF PUBLICITY TO HONG KONG PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE, AS
PART OF YOUR GENERAL CAMPAIGN ON NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS, AND
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