TNAG-1658-FCO40-2306-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-station-project-safety-concerns-in-Ho-1987 — Page 265

SECRET

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

SECRET

HKC 166/3

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 1 OCT 1987

TELNO 2609

OF 30150OZ SEPTEMBER 87

DESK OFFICER

INFO PRIORITY

PEKING

INDEX

PA

MTRY

Teken

132735

MDHOAN 2602

Q DIST ?

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM PAUL

YOUR TELNO 3676 AND PEKING TELNO 1667: DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

1.

WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH ALLOWING MORE TIME FOR SIR J CATER'S APPROACH TO WORK BEFORE APPROACHING THE CHINESE.

2.

PARA 3 OF FIRST TUR: WE

AGREE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A

GNPJVC STATEMENT HKNIC SHOULD PUT ONE OUT THEMSELVES, BUT THAT PEKING SHOULD FIRST INFORM THE CHINESE THAT THIS WOULD BEHAPPENING.

3.

PARA 2 OF SECOND TUR: WE HAVE COPIED ALL TELEGRAMS TO DTI AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

4.

PARA 4 OF SECOND TUR: SUBJECT TO YOUR REPORT OF DEVELOPMENTS ON 1 AND 2 OCTOBER WE WILL INSTRUCT PEKING TO APPROACH THE CHINESE ON SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER. GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS DESKBY 021300OZ.

HOWE

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MAIN

76

LIMITED

HKD

FED

NED

TRED

PUS D

WED

PS

DISTRIBUTION

77

PS/MRS CHALKER

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR FALL

MR MCLAREN

MR SLATER

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