SECRET
127423
MDHOAN 2486
104
SECRET
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 30010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 2596
HKC 166
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
COPY
30 SEP 1987 Q DIST ?
OF 291445Z SEPTEMBER 87 INFO DESKBY 300200Z PEKING
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
102
103
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM,
HKD
YOUR TELNOS 3667 AND 3668: DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.
WE AGREE WITH YOUR THINKING IN PARA 6 AND 7 OF TUR, AND SHARE YOUR SURPRISE THAT NEWS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT YET LEAKED.
2.
AND
PARA 8 OF TUR: YOU WILL BE AWARE THAT 1 AND 2 OCTOBER ARE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN PEKING. SO ANY APPROACH TO THE PEKING AUTHORITIES BEFORE NEXT WEEK WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TOMORROW, EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER IN THE DAY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CHINESE TIME TO REACT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
3.
GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WE BELIEVE WE SHOULD ACT ON THE SUGGESTION IN PARA 8 OF TUR TOMORROW, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS AND YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT GNPJVC ARE NOT THEN PREPARED TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE. IN ORDER TO MEET THE TIMING REQUIREMENTS IN PARA 2 ABOVE. PLEASE ENSURE THAT CONFIRMATION OF THE POSITION IS CONVEYED TO PEKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIOLE ON 30 SEPTEMBER.
ON RECEIPT PEKING SHOULD SPEAK IMMEDIATELY TO THE APPROPRIATE CHINESE MINISTRY ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(A)
(B)
(C)
5.
OUTLINING THE PROBLEM AS WE UNDERSTAND IT (PARAS 1 -4 OF FIRST TUR),
THE NEED FOR AN EARLY PRESS TUR).
SETTING OUT OUR VIEWS AS TO STATEMENT (PARAS 6 AND 7 OF URGING THEM TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO ENCOURAGE GNPJVC TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND ISSUE A PRESS STATEMENT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
SECOND TUR: WE HAVE NO PARTICULAR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE WHICH WOULD SEEM TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR IMMEDIATE USE.
HOWE
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