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FM BTC HONG KONG 3002317 JUN 82
TO ROUTINE F C O
TELEGRAM MUMBER BTC 86 OF 30 JUNE
YOUR TELNO 512 TO THE HK GOVERNMENT (HKG).
H.RK 166
RAIVZO IN RUGSEVNO. 51
1 JUL 1980
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AS THIS TELEGRAM IS ALSO ADDRESSED TO ME, I ASSUME THAT YOU WISH THE BTC TO FOLLOW ITS INSTRUCTIONS. I SUGGEST THAT THEY REQUIRE AMENDMENT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT, ALTHOUGH WHEN NECESSARY WE ARRANGE LOCAL COPYING OF EACH OTHERS CORRESPONDENCE, THE HKG AND THE BTC ARE SEPARATE POSTS WITH SEPARATE TELEGRAM SERIES.
2. YOUR PARA 4 LEAVES UNCLEAR WHETHER YOUR OUTWARD TELEGRAMS ON PROJECT A WILL BE SENT IN THE FCO SERIES TO THE HKG OR IN THE FCO SERIES TO THE BTC. I ASSUME THAT ALL OUTWARD TELEGRAMS ON PROJECT B WILL BE SENT TO THE BTC BECAUSE THE HKG DOES NOT REPEAT. NOT HAVE AN INDUS SERIES. COD'S STATEMENT THAT THE HKG RECEIVE INDUS TELEGRAMS IS MISTAKEN PROBABLY BECAUSE SO MANY INDUS TELEGRAMS ARE WRONGLY ADDRESSED (1.E. THE PREFIX BTC IS OMITTED BY THE SENDERS IN THE DO AND THE REGIONAL OFFICES). BUT IN FACT ALL REPEAT ALL INDUS TELEGRAMS RECEIVED BY COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.
HERE ARE DIRECTED TO THE BTC FOR ACTION AND ALL OUTWARD INDUS TELEGRAMS FROM HONG KONG EMANATE FROM THE BTC.
3. YOUR PARA 5, THIS REQUIRES THE BTC TO RESPOND TO INCOMING INDUS TELEGRAMS ABOUT PROJECT B VIA THE FCO BUT DOES NOT SAY WHICH
FCO SERIES SHOULD BE USED FOR PROJECT A RESPONSES BEARING IN MIND THAT WE AND THE HKG DO NOT NORMALLY USE EACH OTHERS CHANNELS AS WE HAVE DIFFERENT SECURITY HANDLING RULES.
4. I SUGGEST THAT TELEGRAMS ON PROJECT A SHOULD BE IN THE FCO/BTC OR THE FCC/HKG SERIES ACCORDING TO CONTENT (WITH REPETITION TO THE OTHER AS NECESSARY), WITHE RESPONSES BY THE REVERSE CHANNEL, WHILE ALL EXCHANGES ON PROJECT B SHOULD BE IN THE DOI/BTC INDUS SERIES FOR YOUR OUTWARD TELEGRAMS AND IN THE BTC/FCO SERIES (FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO THE DO1) FOR OUR RESPONSES.
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5. IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR ALL TELEGRAMS TO CARRY A CLEAR TITLE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT A OR B AND FOR EVERYONE IN WHITEHALL TO
BE AWARE THAT, WHILE WE HAVE THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE LIAISON, THE BTC AND HKG ARE SEPARATE ENTITIES WITH DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS IN THIS PROJECT.
6. I HAVE AGREED THE TEXT OF THIS TELEGRAM WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS THE JOINT REPLY TO YOUR TEL NO 512.
7. FCC PLEASE ADVANCE TO DOI, COPY TO DOT, D/EN.
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FILES HK&GD COD
[ADVANCED & COPIED AS REQUESTED]
[COPIES SENT TO DOT D.OF ENERGY& DEPT OF INDUSTRY)
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