761
GRS 150
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2342
OF 05094OZ DECEMBER 86
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
166.
FLIKK RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 5 DEC 1986
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
YOUR TELNO 1417: DAYA BAG: THIRD-PART
ETA
/1
Adoo dol
REGISTRY
Action Taken
1. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS UNABLE TO MEET ZHOU PING
AS PLANNED. INSTEAD, COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR (DAVIES) AND CALDER CALLED ON MADAME LIU XUEHONG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BUREAU OF THE MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, ON 5 DECEMBER,
2. DAVIES SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR. MME LIU THANKED HIM AND
UNDERTOOK TO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO ZHOU PING. SHE COMMENTED THAT
THE QUESTION OF THIRD PARTY LIABILITY WAS COVERED IN THE CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN THE CONTRACTORS AND GNPJVC. HER
UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT LIABILITY DID IN FACT EXTEND TO TERRITORIES
OUTSIDE CHINA, INCLUDING HONG KONG. DAVIES POINTED OUT THAT THE
CONTRACTS WERE NOT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. IT WOULD HE HQVPFUL IF
RELEVANT DETAILS COULD BE RELEASED.
3. MME LIU SAID THAT THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR CONSIDERATION BY
THE STATE COUNCIL. HOWEVER, SHE TOOK OUR POINT AND HOPED TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY.
EVANS
YYYY
PEHPAN 2105
GUANGDONG
LIMITED
HKD
PED
NED
TRED
PUSD(MR CROWLEY) WED
[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]
PS
PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR FALL MR WILSON
MR SLATER
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR
CONFIDENTIAL