TNAG-1500-FCO40-2058-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 30

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PART ONE: EFFORTS BY THE BRINTIISH, FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS

(#) THE BRINTIMSH CONTRIBUTION

5. THIS WOULD INVOLVE PUTTHING PRESSURE THROUGH PARKS AND PEKIING ON

THE FRENCH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AS FOLLOWS :

(M) THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT

6. BEARING IN MIND THE FACT THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT IS IN EFFECT

A FRENCH NUCLEAR STATION BUPLT OVERSEAS WITH CONSIDERABLE MANPOWER

NPUTS BY EDF IT IS ¤NCUMBENT UPON THE FRENCH TO BE CLOSELY

ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFFORTS TO ALLAY FEARS. IT IS ALSO IN THEIR

#INTERESTS TO DO SO. WE SEE THIS OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

(A) THE EDF KINVITAT:HON

(TELNO OTTER 127 AND OUR TELNO OTTER 2)

ON RECONSIDERATION WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT PROPOSE A LIST OF

INWHTEES BUT RATHER THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT/EDF SHOULD HISSUE AN HINVITATION TO MINSS TAM, CONVENOR OF THE LEGCO PANEL ON DAYA BAY,

THROUGH THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL HERE FOR HERSELF AND FOR A GOUP

TO BE NOMINATED BY HER (PERHAPS HN CONSULTATIPON WITH THE

CONSUL-GENERAL). IN ADDITION WE SUGGEST THAT THE FRENCH LAY ON

PRESS FACILITIES IN FRANCE. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR FACTORS

DETERMINING TIMMING BUT WE HOPE THE INVINTATION CAN BE ISSUED AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE. INT SHOULD BE GIVEN PUBLICITY HERE BY

THE FRENCH.

(B) PRESSURE ON GNPJVC,

IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO INDICATE TO GNPJVC

THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS HIN. CHINA THAT HIT IKS CONCERNED ABOUT

THE DEGREE OF OPPOSITION TO THE PLANT INN HONG KONG AND THAT HIT

HOPES GNPJVC WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE THE

PUBLIC WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY ASPECTS, 'N PARTICULAR THOSE RELATING TO STAFFING AND TRARMING, POST COMMISSIONING.

7. UKDEL #AEH TO BE ASKED TO KEEP US INFORMED ON WAEA DISCUSSIONS

ON THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FOR CHWIL NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES FROM CHERNOBYL, AND CHINA ANVOLVEMENT IN SUCH DISCUSSIONS.

(D) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

8. WE RECOMMEND THAT PEKING SHOULD NOW CAPITALISE ON UN PENG'S STATEMENT (PARAGRAPH 4 OF FCO TELNO 1124) THAT ET S'IMPERATIVE FOR THE UK TO JOIN THE PRC IN MOUNTING JOINT EFFORTS TO ALLAY CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY.'' THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROPOSALS COULD BE

PUT TO LIM PENG :

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