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thi AGREE YOUR ASSESSMENT MIN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR. ONE OF THE PUBLIC'S MAJOR WORRIES HERE IS THAT THE CHINESE, HOWEVER WELL TRAINED

AND SUPERVISED, ARE NOT CAPABLE OF OPERATING A NUCLEAR POWER STATION SAFELY.

2. AS REGARDS FRAMATOME'S PROBLEMS (PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 OF TUR), HT US 4MPORTANT THAT THEY SHOULD NOT LET THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES (HN HONG KONG GO OFF HALF COCK. WE SUGGEST FOR YOUR

CONSIDERATION THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR APPROACH TO UMELCO AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE, TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE KIN VIITATIHON HIS GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY IN HONG KONG. AT THE SAME THOME, AND AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE UMELCO VISIT, THERE SHOULD BE A PARALLEL

INVITATION TO THE HONG KONG PRESS CORPS TO AN EXPOSITION IN

FRANCE. THIS WILL ALL NEED VERY CAREFUL LOGISTICAL HANDLING BY

FRAMATOME BOTH HERE AND IN FRANCE. BUT WITH LUCK MT SHOULD PAY

DODENDS. HIT SEEMS TO US THAT THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL HERE HAS

A USEFUL ROLE TO PLAY IN ORGANISING THE VINSHIT.

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