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RAVIER ALSO COMMENTED THAT GOURIEVIDIS (FRENCH NUCLEAR COUNSELLOR) HAD BEEN IN HONG KONG FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS, AND HAD SPOKEN TO YAXLEY AMONGST OTHERS. GOUR LEV IDIS' VIEW OF THE

SITUATION APPEARED TO BE RELATIVELY RELAXED. THOUGH RAVIER

ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FRENCH WERE BY NO MEANS AS ATTUNED TO

EVENTS IN HONG KONG AS OURSELVES, THIS WILL NO DOUBT ENCOURAGE A LOW PROFILE APPROACH ON THEIR PART. THEY WILL FEEL SUPPORTED IN

THIS VIEW IF THE EARLY EDF VISIT IS NOW SEEN NOT TO BE NECESSARY,

AFTER THE PRESSURE WE HAVE PUT ON THEM TO ARRANGE IT.

HOWE

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 MR SLATER

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ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

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