TNAG-2981-FCO40-1473-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-1982 — Page 112

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US and British officials in Washington during the next few days. However, in view of your impending visit to China, I have also sent a personal message to George Shultz asking him to look into the problem and provide the assurance we seek well before you leave for China, and hopefully in time to allow

further contacts at official level with the Chinese before your

visit. If the right answer is not quickly forthcoming and

I am not optimistic that this will happen it will be for

consideration whether you should then take the matter up personally with President Reagan.

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I am copying this minute to the recipients of my previous

minute.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

19 August 1982

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(FRANCIS PYM)