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FM B T C HONG KONG 197648Z JUN 89
TO PRIORITY DOI
TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 115 OF 19 JUNE
INFO FCQ
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 18 JUN 1980
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FOR MANZIE, DEPUTY SECRETARY.
(HS)
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TELNO 766 TO FCO : GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT.
THE GOVERNOR'S TELEGRAM TOUCHES ON THE QUESTION OF THE BEST CHANNEL FOR CONFIDENTIAL EXCHANGES ON THE NUCLEAR SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.
2. WHEN THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PROJECT WAS FIRST
ESTABLISHED, LIPPITT INSTRUCTED ME IN HIS INDUS 264 OF 19 NOVEMBER 1979 TO ADDRESS ALL TELEGRAMS TO THE DOI IN THE INDUS SERIES WITH COPIES TO THE FCO, DOT AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE AN INDUS SERIES AND TO DEVELOP SEPARATE COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS COULD LEAD TO CONFUSION. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO REVIEW THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS GIVEN THAT EXCHANGES ON THE NUCLEAR PROJECT AS A WHOLE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY TRIANGULAR.
3. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENDORSE THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST THAT COMMUNICATIONS ON THE SUBJECT FROM THE AEI, NII OR OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH SECURE CHANNELS. OUR COPY OF MCLEOD'S TELEX REACHED US VIA THE LOCAL CABLE AND WIRELESS STATION AND WAS OF COURSE SEEN BY THE CHINESE STAFF IN THE REGISTRY WHERE THE TELEX MACHINE IS SITUATED. I WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED TO NOTE THE IMPLIED REFERENCE IN PARA 8 TO DOUBTS ABOUT FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PWR.
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