TNAG-0948-FCO40-1167-Effect-of-nuclear-exports-to-China-on-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nu-1980 — Page 108

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TO PRIORITY DEPARTMENT OK INDUSTRY

TELNO INDUS 64 OF 3 APRIL, 1980

INFO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (FOR CLIFT, HKGD).

PERSONAL FOR HAVELOCK MEPT.

1. BROWN'S TEL INDUS 94 AND HIS LETTER OF 27 MARCH.

AS I TOLD YOU ON THE TELEPHONE, I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT

THE NEED FOR A VISIT BY BROWN IN APRIL. I DO NOT LIKE THE IMPERIOUS

MANNER IN WHICH HE REQUESTS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND AFPOINT-

MENTS WITH JEAFFRESON, STONES AND BISCHOFF AND FEAR THAT HE COULD

DAMACE RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WITH STONES, AT A TIME WHEN WE

NEED THE MOST DELICATE TOUCH IN COORDINATING WORK ON THE 'E'

STATION AND THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR FROJECT.

2. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON BROWN'S OBJECTIVES:

A) MONITORING PEVIEW.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BROWN NEEDS TO VISIT THE CASTLE

PEAK SITE OR WHAT HE INTENDS TO MONITOR GIVEN THAT STONES IS

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COMING TO LONDON FOR THE DIRECTORS' REVIEW MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY WHEN YOU YOURSELF WILL BE PRESENT. IT WOULD BE POSITIVELY DANGEROUS FOR BROWN TO TALK TO ANYONE IN ESSO (HK) IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 'B' STATION PLANNING REPORT. THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF OUR FORTHCOMING VISIT TO HOUSTON AND

CURRENT CLP/ESSO RELATIONSHIP ARE BEST DEALT WITH AT MORE SENIOR LEVELS: YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT HERD SCULNICK IS BENG

TRANSFERRED AWAY FROM HONG KONG LARGELY BECAUSE HE ADVOCATED

THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS APPROACH WHICH STONES HAS NOW SUCCESSFULLY SIDETRACKED. I AM QUITE SURE THAT STONES WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTION OF MRS BROWN WHO SEEMS TO WISH TO CARRY CUT SOME WIND OF INSPECTION OF CLP FLAVING

PROCEDURES. YOU KNOW ALL TOC WELL THE SENSITIVITY OF THE

FPERSONALITIEES INVOLVED,

(B) BACK UP FOR THE GAUSDEN VISIT.