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CONFIDENTIAL

(b) UK technical support: I would have no objection to the UK offering its experience and advice on nuclear technology and safety aspects, providing such assistance can be made available without affecting the level of effort required to fulfil the UK's own muclear programme;

(c)

nuclear collaboration: Care must be taken to ensure that Government- al exploratory moves towards collaboration with China do not go far until we have some assurance that satisfactory collaboration on the industrial level is also possible.

I am sending copies of this letter to the Prime Minister, Carrington, John Nott, and Sir Robert Armstrong.

Peter

DAR HOWELL

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