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TO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA

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OF 171238Z FEBRUARY 93

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 243 OF 17.2.93.

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING, VIENNA

INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY: YOUR TELNO 162.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOBBYING EFFORTS AND FOR THOSE OF PEKING AND UKMIS IN VIENNA.

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2. WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO NOTE HKMAO'S REMARK THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ARE STUDYING OUR PROPOSALS AND THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY RESPOND AT THE NEXT EXPERT MEETING IN MID-MARCH. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE GUANGDONG DELEGATES MAY SIMPLY REITERATE THAT THEY CAN ONLY DISCUSS OFF-SITE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ETC... IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD HAVE LOST MUCH VALUABLE TIME. THE FUEL RODS WILL BE LOADED IN MAY.

3. WE WOULD THEREFORE LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ANOTHER APPROACH IN PEKING TO SEEK AN INDICATION THAT WE WILL, IN FACT, RECEIVE A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO OUR CONCERNS AT THE MARCH MEETING. THESE WERE SPELT OUT IN OUR TELNO 124, ITS ACCOMPANYING FAX AND OUR TELNO 129. THE POINTS CONTAINED IN PARAS 3(C) TO (F) OF TELNO 129

ARE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE IN THIS REGARD.

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WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING BETWEEN SIR J.COLES AND AMBASSADOR MA YOUR TELNO 68 REFERS. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL IF UKMIS VIENNA SOUGHT A MORE SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM CHEN THEIR TELNO 12 REFERS.

5. WE ARE SURE THAT YOU APPRECIATE OUR CONCERN.

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