TNAG-2828-FCO40-4081-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station--Daya-Bay--China-1993 — Page 57

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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION. WE MAY ALSO NEED TO SEEK EXPERT ADVICE ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED:

THE RESTRICTIONS THE GUANGDONG SIDE SEEK TO IMPOSE ON US WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO DISCHARGE THESE VITAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO BRING THAT FLOW OF INFORMATION TO A HALT. ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPROPER RELEASE OF COMMERCIALLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MUST BE GUARANTEED BY THE NORMAL LEGAL/COMMERCIAL SANCTIONS:

WHILE THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE IAEA CONVENTION ON EARLY NOTIFICATION OF A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT (PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 5), THAT ALLOWS A PARTY

TO INDICATE THAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN CONFIDENCE THE CLEAR INTENTION IS THAT SUCH RESTRICTION SHOULD BE THE EXCEPTION, RATHER THAN THE RULE (A COPY OF THE CONVENTION FOLLOWS BY FAX):

THERE IS NO REASON WHY ANY INFORMATION, APART FROM COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS CONFIDENTIAL:

CLOSE CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ON THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION COULD ENSURE THAT, WHERE NECESSARY, IMPORTANT PRESS STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED BY THE TWO SIDES AT THE SAME TIME:

WE HOPE THAT CHEN CAN INTERCEDE AND ADVICE THE GUANGDONG TEAM TO TAKE A BROADER VIEW OF THIS ISSUE:

WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS TO HOLD UP TALKS, AND WOULD LIKE CHEN TO PUSH THE GUANGDONG TEAM TO AGREE TO AN EARLY DATE FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS: AND

WE MUST PROCEED TO DISCUSS, AND RESOLVE, ON-SITE ISSUES AT THE NEXT ROUND AND BRING THE TALKS TO A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION BEFORE FUEL LOADING AT THE END OF MAY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CHEN'S RESPONSE BEFORE WE PRESENT THE GUANGDONG SIDE WITH OUR COUNTER-PROPOSAL.

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