CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 115
OF 110441Z MAY 90
CONFIDENTIAL
(2)
105545
MDLIAN 0346
ROR
Po 1415.
HKC031
า
15 MAY 1990
GISTRY
Action Taken
DESK OFF INDEX
PR
FROM GALSWORTHY
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD
也
YOUR TELNO 38: ST JOHN'S BUILDING: SUB-LETTING
1. POSITION IS THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN SHOWN THE SPACE
AVAILABLE AND HAVE EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN IT. QUOTE KEEN INTEREST UNQUOTE IS OVERSTATING IT. WE HAVE AGREED TO TELEGRAPH ABOUT THE PRACTICAL DETAILS, AND A SEPARATE TELELETTER IS BEING SENT BY MARTIN TODAY COPIED TO PAM MAJOR.
2. GIVEN THE EXCESS SPACE I DO NOT FEEL ABLE TO OBJECT TO THE SUB- LETTING, BUT I CONFESS THAT I AM NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE IDEA OF A SEPARATE OFFICE USING THE ACCESS THROUGH OUR RECEPTION AREA. THIS
WILL DIMINISH THE REPRESENTATIONAL PROFILE OF THE OFFICE RATHER
CONTRARY TO OUR GENERAL POLICY AT PRESENT. I AM VERY ANXIOUS THAT
THERE SHOULD NOT BE GENERAL ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC TO THIS AREA.
3. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM OUR TELELETTER, THERE ARE ALSO SERIOUS PRACTICAL AND SECURITY MATTERS WHICH NEED TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE WE
COULD PROCEED.
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