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OCMIAN 8646

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DD 090100Z PEKIN

FM INDUS TO PEKIN

081630Z JUL

GRS 296

ныс Hilac 100/1 RECEIVED IN

14 JUL 1986

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TO DESKBY 090100Z PEKING

TELNO INDUS 166

OF 081630Z JULY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA

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YOUR TELNO 14 GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY

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IN MIFT.

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REVISED TEXT OF SPEAKING NOTE FOR MEETING WITH LI PENG

2

WE UNDERSTAND THE FRENCH TEXT IS COUCHED IN SIMILAR

TERMS TO OURS, EXCEPT FOR THE REFERENCE TO PUBLICITY AT THE END

OF PARA 2. THE FRENCH VIEW IT AS A MATTER FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN

RESPECTIVE AMBASSADORS HOW FAR THE CHINESE SHOULD BE PRESSED TO

COMMIT THEMSELVES AT THIS STAGE TO PUBLICITY. HOWEVER, AS

STATED IN OUR INDUS 4 TO HONG KONG AND CONFIRMED TODAY WITH

RAVIER, THEY HAVE ACCEPTED OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN PARA 4 OF

MIFT. OUR VIEW REMAINS THAT WE NEED TO PRESS THE CHINESE FIRMLY

IN THIS AREA, BUT PROVIDING PARA 4 REMAINS INTACT WE ARE CONTENT

TO LEAVE TACTICS OF THE FINAL PRESENTATION OF PARA 2 TO YOU IN

CONSULTATION WITH FRENCH EMBASSY.

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IF THE EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG DOES NOT GO AHEAD IN THE

NEAR FUTURE, AS NOW SEEMS PROBABLE, YOU WILL OF COURSE NEED TO

REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO IT IN THE SPEAKING NOTE.

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