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1. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TIMELY TELEGRM GIVING FURTHER 2ACKGROUND TO THE PROGRAMME FOR S AND T COOPERATION AGREED DURING EC COMMISSION PRESIDENT DELORS VISIT. AT THE MEETING OF EC SCIENCE OFFICERS ON 16 SEPTEMBER WE DISCUSSED THIS PROGRAMME. THE GENERAL FEELING OF THE MEETING WAS THAT WE LACKED DETAILED INFORMATION BOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION ARE DOING IN CHINA, IT WAS THEREFORE DIFFICULT FOR EXAMPLE TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBLE DEGREE OF RECIPROCITY IN EACH CASE. AS FAR AS THE ENERGY SECTOR IS CONCERNED THIS LACK OF INFORMATION

SHOULD BE LESSENED IN ONE MONTH'S TIME WHEN A CERMAN CONSULTANT, (MR SAUTER) WHO HAS DEEN EMPLOYED BY THE COMMISSION TO COORDINATE THE PROJECTS, ARRIVES IN PEKING. WE HOPE THIS WILL GIVE US MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECTS LISTED IN PARAS B(11) TO 2 (VI) OF PEKING TELNO 1159 TO FCO. IT SEEMS THAT SAUTER WILL BE PERMANENTLY PESIDENT HERE.

2. ON THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN THAT LIST THE FOLLOWING POINTS

EMERGED:

(1) BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE IN PEKING. SEVERAL OF THE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING HAD ALSO RECEIVED BILATERAL REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS FIELD. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR EXAMPLE IS CONSIDERING PAYING FOR SUCH A CENTRE IN PEKING AS PART OF A WIDER SCHEME INVOLVING MAJOR BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRES IN TRIESTE AND NEW DELHI. ODA WERE ALSO APPROACHED LAST MONTH BY THE PEKING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION WITH A REQUEST FOR HELP IN SETTING U SUCH A CENTRE. WE ARE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THESE REQUESTS ARE FOR DIFFERENT CENTRES, OR WHETHER IT IS THE SAME CENTRE, THE CHINESE HAVING APPROACHED SEVERL POTENTIAL DONORS. MY FRENCH AND GERMAN COLLEAGUES ARE PUTTING MORE EFFORT INTO GUANGDONG WHERE THE PROPOSED BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED CONSIDERABLE

FUNDS.

(2) CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN JET. MY ITALIAN COLLEAGUE WHO IS A NUCLEAR EXPERT SAID HE SAW SOME POSSIBILITY OF RECIPROCITY IF THIS

PROJECT WENT AHEAD. BOTH THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE PINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES HAVE GOOD FACILITIES, AND CHINESE

SCIENTISTS ARE FAIRLY ADVANCED IN THEIR RESEARCH OF PLASMA

CONFINEMENT.

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