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AND TO SAVING RIO DE JANEIRO, RIYADH, SANA'A, SAN JOSE, SANTIAGO

AND TO SAVING SAO PAULO, SEOUL, STRASBOURG, SUVA, TEGUCIGALPA

AND TO SAVING TEHRAN, TRIPOLI, TUNIS, ULAN BATOR, VALLETTA

AND TO SAVING VICTORIA, VILA, UKDEL CSCE VIENNA

AND TO SAVING UKDEL MBFR VIENNA, UKDEL WASHINGTON, YAOUNDE

CHERNOBYL: POST ACCIDENT REVIEW MEETING: VIENNA 25-29 AUGUST

INTRODUCTION

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GUIDANCE TELNO 66 COVERED THE NEGOTIATIONS OF TWO

DRAFT INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) CONVENTIONS

ON EARLY NOTIFICATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A

NUCLEAR ACCIDENT. THIS TELEGRAM COVERS THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

MEETING IN VIENNA FROM 25 TO 29 AUGUST, HELD UNDER IAEA

AUSPICES, TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE ACCIDENT

AT CHERNOBYL.

LINE TO TAKE

2.

WE WELCOME THE SOVIET CONTRIBUTION TO THE POST ACCIDENT

REVIEW WHICH WAS FRANK AND FORTHCOMING. WE NOTE THE REMEDIAL

WORK WHICH THEY ARE UNDERTAKING ON THEIR CHERNOBYL-TYPE REACTORS

AND WELCOME THEIR READINESS TO CONTINUE THE SAFETY DIALOGUE

IN FURTHER WORKSHOPS IN VIENNA. THIS CAN ONLY BE OF BENEFIT

IN TERMS OF SOVIET SAFETY STANDARDS. THERE ARE NO REACTORS

OF THE CHERNOBYL TYPE IN THE UK.

ADDITIONAL POINTS (FOR USE WITH TRUSTED CONTACTS)

3.

(A) THE SOVIET DELEGATION'S COOPERATIVE CONTRIBUTION

TO THE VIENNA MEETING CAME AS A WELCOME SUPRISE.

(B) THE SOVIET UNION ADMITTED THAT IN ADDITION TO

ASTONISHING MALOPERATION, DESIGN FAULTS (INCLUDING

FAILURE TO PLAN FOR HUMAN ERROR AND INSUFFICIENCY OF

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