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YOUR TELNO 125 NUCLEAR SAFETY
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PARA 1 OF TUR: COPY OF DEN REPORT OF MORPHET'S DISCUSSION ON 10 JUNE WITH CHINESE GOVERNOR OF IAEA FOLLOWS BY NEXT BAG.
2.
WE CERTAINLY TAKE YOUR POINT ABOUT THE LIMITED VALUE OF
OUR TRYING TO PUT PRESSURE UPON THE CHINESE THROUGH THEIR MISSION
TO IAEA. PARA 9 OF OUR TELNO 1276 TO HONG KONG SHOULD HAVE MADE
IT CLEAR THAT THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION WE HAD IN MIND WAS THE
UK AND CHINESE GOVERNORS. SINCE THE LATTER IS ALSO ONE OF THE
PRINCIPAL DECISION-TAKERS ON NUCLEAR MATTERS IN PEKING, THIS
WOULD SEEM TO BE AN EXCELLENT ROUTE TO EMPHASISE TO THE CHINESE
OUR AND HONG KONG PEOPLE'S CONCERNS ABOUT DAYA BAY, AND TO
ENCOURAGE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
GENERALLY. BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS QUESTION IN HONG
KONG WE NEED TO USE EVERY CHANNEL AVAILABLE TO US TO URGE ON THE
CHINESE THE NEED FOR THEM TO TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF OUR CONCERNS
ABOUT NUCLEAR SAFETY AT DAYA BAY. WE AND DEN (AE DIVISION), WITH
WHOM WE ARE IN CLOSE TOUCH, WOULD OF COURSE KEEP YOU INFORMED OF
WHAT WE INTEND. WE ARE CONSIDERING WITH DEN WHETHER MORPHET
MIGHT USE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE SEPTEMBER BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MEETING TO BRIEF HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART MORE FULLY ON OUR
CONCERNS. WE WILL REVERT ON THIS IDEA IN DUE COURSE.
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