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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS VIENNA
DAYA BAY : CONTINGENCY PLANNING
DICKERSON
POSSIBLE VISIT OF DR. MARVIN
WE UNDERSTAND THAT DR. MARVIN DICKERSON, FROM THE U.S. LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABRATORY, HAS BEEN INVITED TO VISIT CHINA (PRECISE DATES NOT KNOWN) ON AN IAEA MISSION TO REVIEW AND PERHAPS PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE CHINESE ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING.
2. IF DR. DICKERSON'S TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVE TRANSITING HONG KONG ON HIS RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, THEN WE WOULD WELCOME, IF THIS IS POSSIBLE, A SHORT STOPOVER IN HONG KONG. HIS COMMENTS ON THE APPROACH WE ARE FORMULATING IN RESPECT TO OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR DAYA BAY COULD BE OF VALUE. ADDITIONALLY IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO LEARN WHETHER THERE ARE ANY FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR APPROACH AND THAT BEING ADOPTED BY THE CHINESE.
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3. SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS VIENNA COULD CONTACT THE IAEA (WE BELIEVE HAROLD COLLINS OF THE IAEA EMER- GENCY PREPAREDNESS BRANCH IS CO-ORDINATING DR. DICKERSON'S VISIT) TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER DR. DICKERSON'S STOPOVER CAN BE ARRANGED.
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IF REQUESTED, WE ARE WILLING TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER REASONABLE INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY DR. DICKERSON DURING HIS STOPOVER IN HONG KONG.
WILSON
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