TNAG-0950-FCO40-1169-Effect-of-nuclear-exports-to-China-on-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nu-1980 — Page 41

RR HONG KONG

L...

GPS 220

RESTRICTED

FM F C O 111754Z NOV

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO. 1008 OF 11 NOVEMBER 1987,

AND TO PEKING.

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST CF HKGD WAS RECEIVED FROM DOI TELNO. INDUS 316 OF 7 NOVEMBER 1980.

FROM MANZIE,

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR.

PLEASE PASS TEXT IN MIFT URGENTLY TO CCP.

I DISCUSSED WITH STONES AND MARSHALL BY PHONE 6 NOVEMBER THE DESIRABILITY IF A POSITIVE STATEMENT FOR THE FINAL EXECUTIVE NEETING IN GUANGDONG.

STONES IS CONCERNED THAT MARSHALL SHOULD NOT NEGOTIATE SEPARATELY BUT MARSHALL SAYS HE STILL HAS A PRIVATE MEETING WITH LU YING AND HAS ASKED FOR A PERSONAL STATEMENT HE CAN MAKE. I BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY FOR REASONS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT SLK IS GIVEN THE SAME STATEMENT AND I

WOULD THEREFORE LIKE YOU TO GIVE COPIES TO BOTH SLK AND MARSHALL.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT MARSHALL WANTED A CLEAR STATEMENT OF HMG WILLINGNESS TO INJECT EQUITY, SLK AND STONES WOULD ALSO LIKE THIS. WE HAVE NO MINISTERIAL AUTHORITY FOR THIS THOUGH GEC ARE PREPARED TO INVEST. HENCE WE CAN ONLY SAY THAT UK INTERESTS WILL INJECT EQUITY. I HOPE NEVERTHELESS THAT THE STATEMENT WILL BE HELPFUL.

IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS I SUGGEST YOU OR BILL PHONE ME AT HOME ON SATURDAY ON 027951960.

CARRINGTON