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CONFIDENTIAL
5.
Turning to the Anglo/American option, the fact remains that, despite
the statements in Peking to Peter Rees and Humphrey Atkins there are
factions within China which appear to favour Westinghouse.
Indeed
I understand there has been one bid at provincial level to encourage
a team composed of Westinghouse, GEC, the relevant national nuclear
authorities and Department of Industry officials to visit Guangdong
to explain an Anglo/American package. A formal invitation for such
ja ang mase a risit has yet to be received, and I am advised that the major decisions
of principle on the project will be taken in Peking rather than at pro-
vincial level. I believe we cannot discount these counter-signals.
Moreover, Westinghouse, in contrast to Frama tome, are now pressing
for rapid progress. Following a series of working level discussions
between GEC, Westinghouse and the National Nuclear Corporation (NNC) to
clarify the role of each participant
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