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CONFIDENTIALITY
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THE GUANGDONG NEGOTIATORS HAVE SEVERAL TIMES SOUGHT TO BOLSTER THEIR CASE FOR A CONFIDENTIALITY VETO BY INVOKING THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN THE US. THEY ALLEGE THAT ON THAT OCCASION THE US AUTHORITIES RELEASED TOO MUCH UNASSESSED OR UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION TOO QUICKLY, AND THAT THIS LED TO AVOIDABLE PUBLIC ALARM AND DISORDER.
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IF THE GUANGDONG SIDE AGREES TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE BASIS WE ARE PROPOSING, THEY WILL NO DOUBT REVERT TO THESE ARGUMENTS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF POSSIBLE TO HAVE SOME PUNGENT FACTUAL POINTS UP OUR SLEEVES WITH WHICH TO REFUTE THEM. THESE MIGHT COVER:
THREE MILE ISLAND. IS THE CHINESE VERSION ACCURATE?
CHERNOBYL. OUR IMPRESSION IS THAT THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES RELEASED TOO LITTLE INFORMATION, TOO SLOWLY. BUT DEFINITIVE ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT ARE NOT AVAILABLE HERE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IN MORE DETAIL WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THEY FAILED TO RELEASE, AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WERE OF THIS FAILURE, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF AVOIDABLE CASUALTIES.
INFORMATION ON ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY USEFUL PRECEDENTS.
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP YOU AND/OR UKMIS VIENNA CAN GIVE US IN COMPILING A REBUTTAL BRIEF COVERING THESE CASES, IF POSSIBLE DESKBY 09010OZ (AUGUST).
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