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GRS 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PARIS

TO DESKBY 04083OZ FCO

TELNO 672

OF 031751Z JULY 86

HICK 166/1

RECEIVED I

4 JUL 1986

AND TO DESKBY 040100Z HONG KONG

INFO IMMEDIATE DTI, PEKING, INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA

BTG-HONG KONG

IN

215 N

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FCO TELNO 1276 TO HONG KONG AND 433 TO PARIS

HONG KONG TELNO 2099

21512

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR SAFETY EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG

(215

1. WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION ON YOUR TELNO 433 WITH CAILLAULT (HEAD OF OVERSEAS PROJECTS, EDF).

2. EDF APPEAR TO REGARD OUR APPROACH TODAY AS THE FORMAL DEMARCHE NECESSARY TO SPUR THEM INTO ACTION. FOR REASONS OF THEIR OWN THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND TO EARLIER REFERENCES TO THE VISIT (C.F. PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR TELNO 1276).

3. WE HAVE EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPOSED VISIT AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO LOOK FOR A SOLUTION TO EDF'S PROCEDURAL DIFFICULTIES.

4. WE HAVE LEARNED FROM RAVIER (DREE) THIS EVENING THAT CAILLAULT HAS SENT A TELEX TO STONES (HE CLAIMED TO HAVE SENT ONE EARLIER TO JVC/CLP WHICH REMAINS UNANSWERED) ASKING FOR ADVICE ON THE PROPOSED VISIT AND IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING THE TYPE OF REPRESENTIVE THAT EDF SHOULD SEND.

5. WE SHALL PURSUE AGAIN TOMORROW WITH CAILLAULT AND RAVIER. MEANWHILE ACTION BY HONG KONG WITH CLP AND THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL MIGHT HELP MOVE MATTERS ON.

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