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TIMELY DELIVERY AND SAFETY IN OPERATION OF THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FUTURE COOPERATION OF THIS KIND. HE WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT COULD EXERT QUOTE VERY POSITIVE INFLUENCES UNQUOTE ON GEC. HE ASKED MR MORRISON TO USE HIS GOOD OFFICES TO HELP RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.

4. IN RESPONSE, MR MORRISON SAID THAT HE TOOK NOTE OF THESE POINTS. HIS OFFICIALS HAD ALREADY, EARLIER THIS WEEK, BROUGHT THE PROBLEMS OF THE DAYA BAY PROJECT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN LONDON. HE ASSURED ZOU JIAHUA THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH LORD YOUNG IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS RETURN TO LONDON ON 23 APRIL AND HOPED TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE STATE COUNCILLOR ZOU JIAHUA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHAT ACTION MIGHT BE OR

INDEED HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO RECTIFY THESE PROBLEMS.

COMMENT.

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THE MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN A CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE, BUT CLEARLY THE CHINESE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT DAYA BAY, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RAISED WITH MR MORRISON SUCCESSIVELY BY THE MINISTER OF ENERGY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION, AND THE STATE COUNCILLOR WITH SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR. THE CHINESE NEED TO BE ASSURED ASAP THAT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE

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