CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 999
OF 211141Z JUNE 93
CONFIDENTIAL
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AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 804: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR PEKING'S VIGOROUS LOBBYING ON OUR BEHALF ON 11 JUNE. AT LEAST THE CHINESE CAN NOW BE IN NO DOUBT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE WE ATTACH TO CONFIDENTIALITY. BUT EQUALLY, WE AGREE WE THAT THE PROSPECTS FOR SHIFTING THEM DO NOT LOOK PROMISING. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER, DATED 14 JUNE (POSSIBLY BEFORE NEWS OF THE PEKING DISCUSSION HAD FILTERED DOWN) FROM THE GUANGDONG SIDE REITERATING THEIR DEMAND FOR A ''POSITIVE RESPONSE'' ON CONFIDENTIALITY BEFORE WE FIX A DATE FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
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WE NEVERTHELESS SEE MERIT IN MAKING FURTHER EFFORTS TO PERSUADE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES TO PUT CONFIDENTIALITY ON ONE SIDE FOR THE MOMENT AND MOVE ON TO ON SITE ISSUES. THEIR REFUSAL SO FAR TO CONSIDER THIS IS PATENTLY UNREASONABLE. WE NEED TO TRY AND OVERCOME IT: TIME IS PRESSING NOW THAT FUEL LOADING AT DAYA BAY IS FINISHED. THE THEORETICAL POSSIBILITY OF A RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVITY WILL BEING TO ARISE IN MID JULY.
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WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF, AS SUGGESTED IN TUR (PARA 9), PEKING COULD REVERT QUICKLY TO CHEN, AND URGE HIM AGAIN TO PRESS THE GUANGDONG SIDE TO DISCUSS ON SITE ISSUES. PEKING COULD DRAW AS APPROPRIATE ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
CLEARLY STILL A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US ON CONFIDENTIALITY. EQUALLY CLEAR THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR BOTH SIDES
BUT DIFFICULT FOR US TO HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNTIL WE HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF ALL THE INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED AND ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU WANT IT TO COVER. THAT MEANS AGREEING FIRST ON WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR ON SITE AS WELL AS OFF SITE INCIDENTS.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF AN
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