GRS 300
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PARIS
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 669
нск 1610/
RECEIVED:
4 JUL 1986
IND X
Taken
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215K
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OF 03132OZ JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE DTI, PEKING, HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS WENNA
207
208
MY TELNOS 660 AND 661
GUANGDONG : NUCLEAR SAFETY
1. RAVIER (DREE) HAS TOLD US THAT HE HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO
PRODUCE A COMPLETE FRENCH TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE IN
PEKING (MY TELNO 661). HOWEVER, HE OFFERED THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE ENGLISH TEXT :
A) THE FRENCH WOULD BE CONTENT TO INCLUDE THE PASSAGES IN SQUARE
BRACKETS IN PARAGRAPH 2.
B) THE LATTER PART OF THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 4 BEGINNING
..WITH THE FRENCH NUCLEAR AUTHORITIES'' POSES DIFFICULTIES FOR
THE FRENCH. RAVIER SAID THAT AS WORDED THIS SENTENCE IMPLIES TOO
DIRECTLY THAT THERE ARE DOUBTS ABOUT CHINESE ABILITY/WILL TO
MAINTAIN PROPER SAFETY STANDARDS AND GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT
FRANCE IS PUSHING FOR POST-CONSTRUCTION TECHNICAL COOPERATION
CONTRACTS. RAVIER UNDERTOOK TO PROPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE FORMULATION.
C) THERE ARE NO SUBSTANTIVE DIFFICULTIES FOR THE FRENCH WITH THE
REST OF THE TEXT.
2. RAVIER AGREES THAT A JOINT CALL ON LI PENG BY AMBASSADORS IN
PEKING WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
WOULD BE MODELLED CLOSELY ON OUR DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE. HOWEVER, THE
FRENCH WOULD EXPECT OUR TWO AMBASSADORS TO DECIDE TOGETHER HOW BEST
TO CONVEY THE CONTENT OF THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE.
3. WE SHALL REPORT AGAIN WHEN THE FRENCH HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
CONSIDERATION OF OUR PROPOSED TEXT.
FRETWELL
GUANGDONG
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