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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 827
OF 121000Z AUGUST 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HICK 160/
RECEIVEDT
14 AUC 1286
INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, PARIS, UKMIS VIENNA
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YOUR TELNOS 1407 AND 1431 AND HONG KONG TELNOS 2547-8 CHINA:
NUCLEAR SAFETY
1.
PLEASE NOW SEEK A FURTHER MEETING WITH ZHOU PING AND
SPEAK ON THE LINES OF MIFT,
2.
WE INFORMED RAVIER (DREE) ON 11 AUGUST OF OUR PROPOSED ACTION WITH THE CHINESE. WE ARE REPORTING THE MAIN POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION SEPARATELY. WE SEE NO NEED FOR YOU TO INVOLVE THE FRENCH DIRECTLY IN YOUR DEMARCHE WITH ZHOU PING. THE FRENCH EMBASSY GENERALLY INFORMED.
BUT PLEASE KEEP
3.
WE DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD RESPOND TOO EXPLICITLY TO THE RATHER BULLYING TONE OF ZHOU NAN'S REQUEST THAT THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS QUOTE TAKE STEPS UNQUOTE (PARA 7 OF YOUR TELNO 1431.) SIR R EVANS SPOKE WELL IN RESPONSE, AND IN OUR VIEW
IF PARAS 10-11 OF MIFT ADEQUATELY COVER THE POINT. NECESSARY YOU SHOULD REITERATE SIR R EVANS' STATEMENTS IN THE THIRD, FOURTH AND SEVENTH TO TENTH SENTENCES OF PARA 8 OF YOUR
TELNO 1431.
4.
WE HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHAT ZHOU NAN SAID ABOUT
HIS IDEAS ON TIMING APPEAR TO DEFERRAL OF CONTRACT SIGNATURE.
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