CONFIDENTIAL
LOCSEN
GT Burgess Esq MBE
Acting Senior Trade Commissioner HONG KONG
LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF
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HAUVIN HE XQV-3931/GEN
27 June 1979
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SECURITY CLEARANCE AND STATUS
I am writing to follow up James Allen's minute of 11 June/ 1979 to Ian Winchester (copied to you) about the problems of access by your locally engaged staff to classified material.
2. Our rules as you know do not normally permit access to classified material by local indigenous staff. However if a measure of access is needed to enable a LE officer to perform his job properly we are prepared to consider making an
In the case of Mr Edward Ho exception (see DSP 57.6.5.1/2). providing local security clearance was obtained when he was first appointed and that you are satisfied that he is a proper person to be trusted we would have no objection to his being given access to such Restricted material as you consider necessary and appropriate to enable him to do his job effectively.
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3. If you can send me a completed form XQ2 (for record purposes) and an assurance that he has been locally security Incidentally cleared we will give you the formal authority.
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we do not seem to have any list at all of your LE staff. should be grateful if you would let me have a list on the enclosed proforma. To keep our records up to date for the future would you please send us form XQ2(a) each time you take on someone new (DSP 57.8.3.2).
A E Huttly
Security Department
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(without enclosure) Mr J N Allen OID Mr Quantrill - HKGD
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