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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR: OUTSTANDING NEGOTIATIONS: YOUR INDUS 172,

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GEC HAVE IN MIND THE NEED TO GIVE RECIPROCAL HOSPITALITY

TO THE CHINESE. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT FRENCH EMBASSY WILL BE

DOING THIS AND HAVE ASKED WHETHER YOU INTEND TO CO-HOST WITH THE

FRENCH OR DO SOMETHING SEPARATE.

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GEC HAVE ALSO ASKED FOR YOUR ADVICE ON GIFTS. THEY

PROPOSE TWO GIFTS (WORTH ABOUT POUNDS 50 EACH) FOR THE CHAIRMAN

AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE JVC, PLUS SMALLER TOKENS (PENS) FOR

THOSE INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS. HOWEVER THEY HAVE HEARD THAT

FRAMATOME ARE CONSIDERING GIVING GIFTS WORTH POUNDS 50 TO POUNDS

100 TO ABOUT 15 MINISTERS AND VICE MINISTERS. THEY WOULD BE

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEED TO GIVE PRESENTS TO POLITICAL

FIGURES INSTEAD OF OR IN ADDITION TO COMMERCIAL PARTIES SEMI

COLON AND ON APPROPRIATE VALUES, IF SO.

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ABRAHAMS OF GEC, CURRENTLY IN SHENZHEN, MAY COME TO

PEKING NEXT WEEK TO TALK TO MMBI ABOUT LOCAL MAUFACTURE. GEC

HAVE BEEN HOLDING DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINESE MANUFACTURERS FOR SOME

TIME.

HOWEVER THERE IS A PROBLEM OVER USE OF THE ECGD LOAN FOR

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