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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER FILE REF NFR
OF 110348Z MAY 90
INFO TELELETTER BTC HONG KONG
HKC031
15 MAY 1990
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FROM D G MARTIN, UKREP JLG HONG KONG FOLLOWING FOR D SAVAGE, AREA I, OED, FCO COPIED TO PL FINCH, SECURITY DEPCOM
R PARKINSON, BTC HONG KONG
MS P MAJOR, HKD, FCO
SUBLETTING JLG OFFICES
Action Taken
1. FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS WITH ROY PARKINSON REFLECTED IN HIS TELELETTER OF 4 MAY, WE HAVE NOW SEEN YOUR ACCOM 27. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE WISH TO BE SURE THAT ALL PRACTICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE COMMITTING OURSELVES TO ANY AGREEMENT. THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO US TO FALL INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES, OPERATIONAL AND SECURITY, AND I AM ACCORDINGLY COPYING THIS LETTER TO SECURITY DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
OPERATIONAL
2. I WAS SLIGHTLY SURPRISED BY YOUR SUGGESTION THAT HKG SHOULD
ACCESS THE OFFICES FROM THE FIFTH OR SECOND FLOOR. THIS SEEMS QUITE IMPRACTICABLE GIVEN THAT IT WOULD INVOLVE USING THE BACK STAIRS, WHICH OF COURSE ARE FITTED ON THE THIRD FLOOR WITH CAMBRIDGE DOORS. THERE IS MOREOVER NO PERMANENT OUTSIDE ACCESS TO THESE STAIRS WHICH
NEED TO BE UNLOCKED BY THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT FOR ENTRY. IN
VISUALISING HOW THE LETTING MIGHT BE MANAGED WE ASSUMED OPENING A
DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE PRESENT DRIVERS ROOM INTO THE THIRD FLOOR CORRIDOR. THIS IS LESS THAN IDEAL SINCE IT WOULD MEAN VISITORS PASSING THROUGH OUR RECEPTION AREA. BUT WE THINK THAT WE COULD TOLERATE IT PROVIDED THAT IT INVOLVED A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NO GENERAL ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER OFFICES WOULD ALSO NEED TO HOLD KEYS TO THE ROLLER SHUTTER, ON WHICH SECURITY DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE VIEWS
AND
3. THE ROOMS TO BE LET (NOS 304-312 ON OUR MOST RECENT PLAN) CURRENTLY HOUSE OUR ONE SECOND SECRETARY FULL-TIME, AND ALLOW SOME PART-TIME USE BY TWO INFORMATION STAFF FROM BTC WHO ALSO ADVISE US.
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