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29 JUL 1986

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OCMIAN 2941

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OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

281630Z JUL

GRS 385

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1603

OF 281630Z JULY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, PE

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PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM WILSON

YOUR TELNO 2441 CHINA: NUCLEAR SAFETY

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THE LEAK TO THE OBSERVER WAS UNFORTUNATE. THE DEPARTMENT /

1.

THANK YOU FOR TUR. IN VIEW OF ITS PERSONAL CHARACTER AND

ITS REFERENCES TO PERSONALITIES IN THE UKAEA WE THOUGHT IT BEST

THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED TO DTI AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

2.

ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TO LET YOU KNOW THE LINE BEING TAKEN

BY THE DTI IN DEALING WITH ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FROM THE

PRESS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE UKAEA HAS ALSO TELEXED DIRECTLY TO

YAXLEY ON THIS. THEY DO NOT FEEL ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE

SUBSTANCE OF THEIR CONSULTANCY REPORT WITHOUT AUTHORISATION FROM

YOU: I HOPE YOU WILL GIVE THEM ALL THE LATITUDE THAT THEY FEEL

THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE OBSERVER ARTICLE.

3.

BUT WE FEAR THAT THE BURDEN OF ANSWERING PRESS ENQUIRIES

WILL FALL TO YOU, SINCE THE WORK IS BEING DONE BY UKAEA AT YOUR

REQUEST. WE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE

REPORTED VIEWS OF ONE HKG OFFICIAL ABOUT ONE UKAEA DOCUMENT

SHOULD NOT BE EQUATED WITH THE ATTITUDE OF THE HKG TO THE PROJECT

AS A WHOLE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT LINE YOU HAVE BEEN

TAKING WITH THE LOCAL PRESS.

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