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Discussed

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2 6 AUG 1980

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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND PEKING: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT

REGISTRY

Action Taken

1. The Secretary of State has agreed my submission of 11 August.

In the meantime, we have received Hong Kong telegram No 1024

which clearly needs an answer and which I suspect was inspired

by Mr March (SBTC). The reference telegram was a routine

answer to an enquiry from Mr March about the timing of the

Secretary of State's visit. It is up to Mr March to decide

whether he needs to cut short his leave in order to be on hand

when the Secretary of State is in Hong Kong. I see no need

for this since the next major step will be in Peking for which

the Secretary of State will be fully briefed.

2. I submit a draft reply to the Governor stressing the

importance which Ministers and officials attach to this project

and reassuring him that the briefing for the Secretary of

State will take full account of the most recent developments.

It has been cleared with DOI, JNU and FED.

3. The draft letter (also attached) approved by the Secretary

of State, advising the Governor on the role we would wish

Sir L Kadoorie to play, needs no further amendment. (The next

bag to Hong Kong closes on Tuesday, 18 August at 1500).

4. The draft telegram to BTC Hong Kong (also under my submission

of 11 August) could be despatched at the same time as the one

to the Governor.

18 August 1980

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1. Marrie

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Hong Kong and General Department

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