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FM UKMIS VIENNA
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 34
OF 081652Z MARCH 93
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 346 AND FCO TELNO 209: STATION, DAYA BAY
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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER
ALTHOUGH THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION ON THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF ALL ITEMS REQUESTED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE AGENCY, IT WOULD BE HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE, AND PROBABLY UNPRECEDENTED, TO SEEK DISCUSSION OF A BILATERAL MATTER. UNLESS THE ISSUE ALSO HAPPENED TO INVOLVE A DISPUTE WITH THE AGENCY ITSELF SUCH A COURSE OF ACTION WOULD NOT BE UNDERSTOOD OR AGREED TO BY THE BOARD. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THE AGENCY IS NOT (NOT) INVOLVED, ITS STATUS LIMITED TO THAT OF DEPOSITORY OF THE CONVENTION ON EARLY NOTIFICATION OF A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT.
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DR WALKER AND I HAVE ALREADY RAISED THIS MATTER WITH THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS COUR TELNO 12 AND FCO TELNO 190), MOST RECENTLY IN THE MARGINS OF THE FEBRUARY BOARD OF GOVERNORS. I THEREFORE DOUBT THAT ANYTHING WOULD BE ACHIEVED BY MY MAKING ANOTHER APPROACH AT THIS STAGE. FURTHER, IT IS MY JUDGEMENT THAT ANY SUGGESTION TO THE CHINESE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO RAISE THE ISSUE IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS WOULD NOT BE TAKEN CONSTRUCTIVELY. I RECOGNISE THAT WE MAY BE SEEKING INFORMATION WHICH GOES BEYOND THAT PROVIDED FOR IN THE CONVENTION BUT IF WE ARE UNABLE TO SETTLE THIS BY QUIET DIPLOMACY, IT WOULD BE OPEN TO US TO INVOKE ARTICLE 11 (ELEVEN) WHICH SETS OUT THE PROCEDURE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.
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