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NIKK 166/1

RECEIVED

1 JUL 1986

CONEIDENTIALOP COPY

INDEX

GRS 250

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PARIS

TO DESKBY 30150OZ FCO

TELNO 656

OF 301317Z JUN 86

AND TO DESKBY 30150OZ DTI

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG,

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA BTC HONG KONG

DTI OTTER (FOR BENJAMIM).

PEKING

тадів

YOUR TELNOS 1276 AND 1277 TO HONG KONG

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY

1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT RAVIER, AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (EDF), INTENDS TO PROPOSE TO BENJAMIN THAT GOVERNOR HONG KONG SHOULD BE BRIEFED ORALLY BY THREE SENIOR EDF ENGINEERS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GUANGDONG PROJECT AND CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE DREE WILL NOT NOW BE PRODUCING THE BRIEFING PAPER REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

2. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF PROPOSED SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE WITH LI PING.

FCO PLSE ADVANCE TO BENJAMIN, DTI.

FRETWELL

GUANGDONG

LIMITED

HKD

FED

NED

TRED

PUSD(MR CROWLEY) WED

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]

PS

PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR DAUNT

MR WILSON

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

MR BENJAMIN

DTI

DR DOBBIE

CONFIDENTIAL