4. WE WARNED AGAINST THE COMMISSION PURSUING ACTION FOR ITS OWN SAKE, PARTICULARLY UNDER HEADING (111) ABOVE. BURGHARDT SAID THAT THE CENTRAL QUESTION HERE WAS HOW FAR THE COMMUNITY COULD COME UP WITH COMMON STANDARDS FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY. ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ENVISAGED THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD KEEP A LOW PROFILE ON THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY NUCLEAR INSPECTORATE AT THIS STAGE. (COMMENT: THIS IS PERHAPS NOT SURPRISINGLY, INCONSISTENT WITH CLINTON DAVIS' COMMENTS TO THE EP ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON 22 MAY - SEE PARA 7 OF MY TELNO
1715).
5. ON PROCEDURE, BURGHARDT OUTLINED THE TIMETABLE IN PARA 1 ABOVE. HE HOPED THAT THE UMBRELLA COMMUNICATION WOULD CONTAIN A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC TEXTS: AND WHERE SUCH PROPOSALS WERE NOT AVAILABLE A CALENDAR FOR THEIR PREPARATION WOULD BE INDICATED.
6. WE HAVE ALSO COMPARED NOTES WITH THE FRENCH PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, WHO SHARE OUR APPRECIATION OF THE SITUATION, AND ARE FEEDING IN THE SAME MESSAGE AS WE ARE. THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT DELORS IS NOT PREPARED TO PULL HIS FULL WEIGHT TO REPRESS THE WILDER IDEAS PUT FORWARD BY CLINTON DAVIS AND OTHERS, BUT WELCOMED THE FACT THAT THE OVERALL CO-ORDINATION OF THIS SUBJECT HAS BEEN PUT IN THE HANDS OF DG XVII, AND IN PARTICULAR AUDLAND, WHO CAN BE EXPECTED TO
TAKE A MORE SENSIBLE APPROACH.
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SLATER FCO
GORDON FCO
RENWICK FCO
MS EVANS FCO
JAY CAB
BIRD TSY
PONSFORD DOE
FEATES DOE
MORPHET D/EN
FIELDER DHSS
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