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STONES HAS ASKED ME TO TELEGRAPH TO MANZIE (DOI) THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF HIS CONVERSATION OVER LUNCH YESTERDAY WITH CHEN GANG FOLLOWING A MEETING OF THE KEC/CLP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN GUANGZHOU.
2. STONES ASKED HIS STAFF TO EXPLAIN TO CHEN GANG INFORMALLY THAT IT WOULD BE NATURAL FOR HMG, AS A CONDITION OF THEIR SUPPORT, TO WISH TO SUPPLY SOME PORTION OF THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED BY THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, PROBABLY THE TURBO-GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE UK MIGHT POSSIBLY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE. CHEN GANG AGREED AND SAID THAT THEY MUST LOOK AFTER
THE INTERESTS OF THE U K.
3. STONES SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT PROBABLE THAT THE UK WOULD ASK GEC TO PROVIDE NON-NUCLEAR ISLAND PLANT. HE THEREFORE SUGGESTED THAT GEC SHOULD GIVE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION TO A JOINT KEC/CLP TEAM ON THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THEIR PLANT. GEC WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SATISFY KEC/CLP ON ALL TECHNICAL MATTERS LEAVING THE QUESTION OF PRICE COMPETITIVENESS UNTIL THERE WAS A CLEARER IDEA OF THE UK'S TOTAL PROPOSALS. CHEN GANG AGREED THAT THE PRESENTATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO TECHNICAL MATTERS AND PLANT PERFORMANCE. HE FELT THAT GEC COULD EASILY PRODUCE A 900 MW MACHINE SINCE THEY WERE ALREADY PRODUCING 600 MW UNITS THOUGH HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRICE COMPETITIVENESS OF GEC.
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