GRS 350
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
30 JUN 1936
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Hill 166/1.
ALOEIVE:
TO DESKBY 30100OZ FCQ.
TELNO 2037
OF 30091OZ JUNE 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, PARKS, DTH, UKDEL HAEA VIENNA
NOT INCO
1943
YOUR TELNOS 1276-7
1.
NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA
OUR COMMENTS ON YOUR FIRST TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS :
A) PARAGRAPH 3:
WE AGREE THAT A VISIT TO N. FRANCE/BELGIUM WITH EDF SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YAXLEY'S FORTHCOMING VISINT BUT SUGGEST THAT IT BE CONFHINED TO ANTWERP AS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELNO 1272. SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO FRENCH POWER STATIONS COULD BE ARRANGED IF REQUIRED WHILE HE IS ON LEAVE IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. FASCINATING THOUGH IT WOULD BE # DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO ACCEPT AN EDF INVITATION.
# MUST NOT APPEAR TO BECOME TOO CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE A COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN THE PROJECT.
B) PARAGRAPH 4 (AND YOUR TELNO 1280) :
FS WILL BRIEF EXCO ON 1 JULY ON THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE UNDERWAY OR PLANNED TO ALLAY FEARS. THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE ASKED PARIS TO PROVIDE ABOUT THE SUCCESS AND INTEGRITY OF THE PWR DESIGN AND ON THE OPERATION AND SAFETY OF DAYA BAY WILL BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR THE UMELCO PANEL, TO WHOM IT WILL BE PASSED.
C) PARAGRAPH 5 :
WE ARE COMMENTING SEPARATELY ON THE PROPOSED EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG AND SUBSEQUENT VISIT BY UMELCO TO FRANCE. (HN SHORT WE AGREE THAT THE EDF VISIT SHOULD BE ON JULY 10-11 AND A VISIT TO FRANCE THEREAFTER)
D) PARAGRAPH 6 :
WE ASSUME YOU WILL APPROACH UKAEA TO ARRANGE THE PROPOSED
VISIT BY UKAEA EXPERTS TO CHINA ONCE IT HAS BEEN AGREED BY
THE CHINESE FOLLOWING THE ANGLO/FRENCH APPROACH TO L: PENG THIS WEEK.
E) PARAGRAPH 9:
WE CONSIDER IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO GET AEA HNVOLVED IN THE SAFETY ASPECTS AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON HOW THIS MIGHT BE DONE.
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