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HAS BEEN A SENSIBLE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IN THE ABSENCE OF FULL

SCIENTIFIC DATA FROM THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED.

2.

SO FAR THE DATA MADE AVAILABLE HAS NOT INCLUDED MATERIAL ON THE

HEAVIER RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS WITH A LONGER HALF LIFE. SUCH MENTIONED

WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT IN FURTHER EC CONSIDERATION OF THE BAN.

3. (FOR EAST EUROPEAN POSTS) GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW ARRANGE TO

CALL ON THE FOREIGN MINISTRY TO THANK THEM FOR THE MATERIAL SO FAR

PROVIDED AND PUT THE FOLLOWING DETAILED URGENT QUESTIONS TO THEM FOR

TRANSMISSION TO THEIR SCIENTISTE. YOU SHOULD SAY THAT

WHAT WE NOW NEED IS A FULL QUANTITATIVE ISOTOPIC BREAKDOWN

OF RADIONUCLIDE SPECIES DEPOSITED ON EXPOSED VEGETATION AND, IF POSSIBLE, ON OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS (EG RAINWATER ON

ROADS, ROOFS). THIS BREAKDOWN SHOULD INCLUDE ISOTOPES BOTH

ACTINIDES (INCLUDING PLUTONIUM, NEPTUNIUM AND AMARYSSIUM) AND OF

FISSION PRODUCTS (INCLUDING STRONTIUM 90, STRONTIUM 89, CAESIUM

137 AND CAESIUM 134).

3. YOU SHOULD ADD THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE RELEVANT TO THE

UK'S POSITION IN REVIEWING THE CURRENT BAN, AND THAT IT WOULD

CERTAINLY HELP EC CONSIDERATION IF THE SAME MATERIAL COULD BE

TRANSMITTED URGENTLY TO THE COMMISSION IN BRUSSELS.

4. (FOR UKREP BRUSSELS) PLEASE TELL THE COMMISSION WHAT WE ARE

DOING AND STRESS THAT WE ARE ASKING THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED TO

PASS ON ANY MATERIAL URGENTLY TO THE COMMISSION.

5. PLEASE REPORT REACTIONS BY IMMEDIATE TELEGRAM. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THE NEXT MEETING OF EC EXPERTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON 21 MAY, FOLLOWED BY COREPER DISCUSSION ON 22 MAY. THESE MEETINGS

WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REVIEW ENVISAGED IN THE REGULATION,

ALTHOUGH A FORMAL REVIEW MEETING ON 20 MAY IS NOW UNLIKELY.

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