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1. MRS BARNSLEY, CTU VISITED DAYA BAY ON 10/11 MAY. FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE OF GNPJVC GAVE INTRODUCTORY TALK AND TOUR OF SITE.
MRS BARNSLEY ALSO HAD MEETING WITH AMAND MANUEL GEC SITE MANAGER AT DAYA BAY, AND FOUR SENIOR GNPJVC MANAGERS FROM THE PROJECT DEPT.
2. THE VISIT WAS USEFUL AND ALL SIDES AGREED THAT REGULAR VISITS
SHOULD TAKE PLACE. THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPT SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT MADE THE PRESENT PROBLEMS WITH GEC PUBLIC AND DID NOT INTEND TO DO SO. THEY WERE VERY AWARE THAT THE HONG KONG PRESS WERE READY
TO POUNCE ON ANYTHING WHICH COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A PROBLEM ON THE SITE. NEVERTHELESS WITH SO MANY FOREIGNERS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
AND SO MANY VISITORS THEY THOUGHT THAT NEWS WOULD GET OUT SOONER OR LATER.
3. MR MANUEL GAVE THE MPRESSION THAT THINGS WERE NOT QUITE AS BAD AS
GNPJVC WERE MAKING OUT. YES THERE WERE DELAYS AND PROBLEMS BUT HE
THOUGHT SOME HAD BEEN EXAGGERATED.
4.MRS BARNSLEY MET SUN MING DAO, DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER (TECHNICAL) MR A BURROWS, SUPPLY CONTRACT MANAGER, MR GUO, ASST TECHNICAL MANAGER AND MRS ZHAO HUINAN, CI CONTRACT MANAGER. NO NEW POINTS WERE MADE AT
THE MEETING. PROBLEMS ALREADY AIRED WERE DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL.
(THESE FOLLOW BY BAG AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE AMBASSADOR ON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG). THEIR MAIN WORRY REMAINS GEC'S ABILITY OR OTHERWISE TO CONTROL SUBCONTRACTORS. ALL FOUR MANAGERS SAID THEY HAD CONFIDENCE IN THE INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR GEC, PARTICULARLY MENTIONING MR MANUEL AND PROJECT MANAGER, MR MAGNUSS,THEY WERE ALSO COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY GEC FOR VISITORS AND TRAIN- ING GROUPS TO THE UK. HOWEVER THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY STILL
HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY MR MAGNUSS HAD BEEN
GIVEN, THEY SUSPECTED HE DID NOT ALWAYS HAVE SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY FOR THE JOB. THEY SAW THAT GEC WERE MAKING A REAL EFFORT TO RETRIEVE
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