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OF PREFERENCE 20, 40 AND 10KMS FROM MAINLAND IN THE

NEW TERRITORIES. WE AND CLP ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE AEA ON

SAFETY ASPECTS BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE A DEFINITIVE STATEMENT FROM DR MARSHALL ON SAFETY UNTIL THE THIRD WEEK IN OCTOBER.

5. WE ATTACH PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THE POINT IN PARAGRAPH 29 OF THE PAPER. AND WE WOULD ADD OUR GROWING CONVICTION THAT HMG WILL NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN SAFETY ASPECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNTIL THE PRC HAD ESTABLISHED AN

NII TYPE OF ORGANISATION, A DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 10 YEARS. WE WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOU AGAIN ON

THIS ASPECT SHORTLY.

THE CREDIT PACKAGE

6. WE DO NOT FOLLOW THE POINT IN PARAGRAPH 21 OF THE PAPER ON THE RELEVANCE OF CLP PARTICIPATION TO ECGD'S EXPOSURE ON THE CLP GROUP. COULD YOU PLEASE ELUCIDATE ?.

CONCLUSIONS

7. AT FIRST GLANCE WE HAVE NO COMMENT ON THE CONCLUSIONS EXCEPT THAT 34 (B) WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED IN THE LIGHT OF PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE.

8. FINALLY, WE PRESUME THAT YOUR PARAGRPAH 35 IS NOT INTENDED TO RULE OUT THE MORE DETAILED APPROACH OUTLINED IN PARAGRPAM 7 OF OUR TELNO 1024.

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED JNU

HKAD

FED TRED

SIR.E. YOUDE MR. P. H. MOBERK MR DONALD

ADDITIONAL DISTIN. GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

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