CONFIDENTIAL
EM D TI 0817152 APR 80
TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 114 OF 3 APRIL
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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() M.I.P.T. GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.
W.P.
No
APR 1080
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Поря 914
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1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF LETTER FROM SIR KEITH JOSEPH TO
SLK IN GENEVA
2. QUOTE
DEAR SIR LAWRENCE,
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT
(~...) THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 27 MARCH ON THIS EXCITING PROJECT,
WHICH WAS SENT TO ME BY OUR TRADE COMMISSION IN HONG KONG.
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ALREADY WRITTEN TO YOU FOLLOWING YOUR EARLIER LETTER AND WE ARE FULLY BEHIND YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MAINLAND CHINA..
THIS IS A BROAD FIELD, WITH IMPORTANT POLITICAL, TRADE AND COMMERCIAL IMPLICATIONS. WITHIN THIS, YOUR IMAGINATIVE RESPONSE TO THE PROSPECT OF POWER-GENERATION ACROSS THE BORDER FITS IN VERY WELL WITH OUR OVERALL AIMS, BOTH FOR THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG/CHINA RELATIONS AND THE INTERESTS OF SECURING MAJOR WORK FOR BRITISH INDUSTRY.
1 FULLY APPRECIATE THE SPECIALIST STAFF SUPPORT YOUR MANAGEMENT TEAM REQUIRES IMMEDIATELY TO PROGRESS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
CHANGDONG ELECTRICITY.COMPANY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE SHALL
PROVIDE THE SUPPORT OF THE KIND THAT YOU HAVE DISCUSSED WITH
WALTER MARSHALL. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE CAN TELL YOU THE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS. WHILE THIS STUDY IS PROCEEDING, WE SHALL BE EXPLORING WITH OUR
INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU RAISE I IN YOUR LETTER, SO THAT APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS WITH
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FOR THE NUCLEAR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEM CAN BE WORKED OUT.
I AM COPYING THIS LETTER TO DEREK MARCH TO HAND ON TO YOUR
PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN LIAISE AND KEEP RON DEARING WHO HAS TAKEN OVER FROM JOHN LIPPITT - IN TOUCH.
WITH BEST WISHES
YOURS SINCERELY
KEITH JOSEPH
UNQUOTE
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