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RECEIVED HA

166/1

16 JUN 1936

CONECERGSTAT

INDEX

GRS 170

VAction Takar

159

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FM DOWN

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 003

OF 13153CZ JUNE 86

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO HKGO LONDON, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA

158

YOUR TELNO 3: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA

1. ACCORDING TO THE MFA HU YAOBANG HAS MADE NO FORMAL STATEMENT

SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS SINCE HIS APRIVAL IN BONN

YESTERDAY MORNING, 12 JUNE. HE DID, HOWEVER, IN DISCUSSION WITH

CHANCELLOR KOHL MAKE PEFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL REPLY FROM THE

CHINESE PRIME MINISTER TO THE CHANCELLOR'S LETTER CALLING FOR AN

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS. THE REPLY

ARRIVED IN THE MFA ON 11 JUNE.

2. THE REPLY SUPPORTS CHANCELLOR KOHL'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON

NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS AND THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN

THIS FIELD. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE

QUESTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION THE CONFERENCE NEEDS THE APPROVAL OF ALL

PARTIES CONCERNED AND OF THE IAEA AND THAT THEY NOTE THAT THE LATTER

WILL MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE.

2. THE MFA SAID THAT 27 REPLIES TO CHANCELLOR KOHL'S LETTER HAD SO

FAR BEEN RECEIVED AND ALL HAD BEEN FAVOURABLE. THEY DIFFERED ONLY IN

THE DESIRABLE LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT OF THE IAEA.

PESTELL

LIMITED

HKD

FED

NED

TRED

PUSD (MR cRowULEY)

WED

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/ PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

MR DAUNT

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION GUANGDONG NUCLEAR.

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