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1981 Jan 5 - 1982 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/785
Hong Kong (UK trade with China; power projects in Hong Kong and China involving UK companies) (Part 2)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 261
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81 Jan 5 Mon China: No.10 minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [risk of losing contract to the French] [declassified 2012]
81 Jan 8 Thu China: No.10 letter to Dept of Energy (Guangdong Nuclear Power Station) [directive to discuss with French but keep other options open] [declassified 2012]
81 Jan 20 Tue China: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Castle Peak B Power Station, Hong Kong”) [“obvious risks… necessary… to ensure… the contract”] [declassified 2012]
81 Feb 23 Mon China: K Joseph minute to Carrington (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [relative merits of joint working with French and US] [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 12 Thu China: Joseph PS minute to MT (“Castle Peak “B” Station, Hong Kong”) [“failure would have serious implications”] [declassified 2012]
81 Mar 23 Mon China: K Joseph minute to MT (“Hong Kong: Castle Peak B Power Station”) [“This is the largest export order for power generating equipment that UK firms have ever won”] [declassified 2012]
81 Apr 28 Tue China: MT letter to Sir Lawrence Kadoorie (Guangdong Nuclear Power Station) [“He is a marvellous man - and a wonderful friend to Britain”] [declassified 2012]
81 Oct 7 Wed China: Jenkin minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [declassified 2012]
82 Jan 18 Mon China: Jenkin minute to MT (“Official opening of Castle Peak “A” power station”) [declassified 2012]
82 Feb 8 Mon China: Jenkin minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Project”) [“the principal issue… is whether we should choose to work in partnership with the French or the Americans”] [declassified 2012]
82 Apr 15 Thu China: Jenkin minute to MT (“Guangdong Power Project”) [proposed delegation to China, and co-operation with France and USA] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 28 Wed China: Pym minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [case for British involvement] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 9 Mon China: No.10 letter to Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [invitation to open power station] [declassified 2012]
82 Aug 19 Thu China: Pym minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [US reservations on account of non-proliferation policy] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 7 Tue China: Pym minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Station”) [“only US reluctance which is standing in the way of a joint UK/US bid”] [declassified 2012]
82 Sep 9 Thu China: BEI chairman letter to MT (Guangdong Nuclear Power Station) [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 11 Mon China: No.10 record of conversation (“Guang Dong Nuclear Project: a conversation with Lord Weinstock”) [MT’s meeting with Ziyang; Kadoorie’s pro-French bid favoured over Marshall’s pro-USA bid] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 22 Fri China: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (“Guangdong Nuclear Power Project”) [uncertainty over Chinese position] [declassified 2012]
82 Oct 29 Fri China: Jenkin minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Project”) [recommendation to favour exclusive agreement with French over USA] [declassified 2012]
82 Nov 4 Thu China: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (“Guangdong Nuclear Project”) [Howe favouring joint bid with French over joint bid with USA] [declassified 2012]