and frustrating business. Incidentally, not only do I have to operate the FAXLOK myself but I have to ensure that anything in the least bit sensitive (this letter for example) is typed at home and kept in a combination document box. This service is provided by either my wife or the children's nanny, neither of whom is a secretary but who are generously helping out in a situation where normally a UK based PA would be in place. This is homespun diplomacy of the most basic type and I wonder how long we can go on like this. Relief will come when we have a confidential area and can recruite someone to fulfill the confidential secretary role in a proper fashion.
ATEC
14. The British Council from Hong Kong have produced a thoroughly workmanlike report which is very supportive of an increased effort in Taiwan. I am commenting on this separately.
ATTC NAME
15. The Taiwanese would certainly welcome this, as would the British community. If we do get an enhanced educational presence, that might be the time to change. This is alluded to in the British Council report. I would favour BRIT (British Representative in Taiwan) since it comes closest to the Taiwanese equivalent in London and has a nice ring about it, but British Institute in Taiwan (BIT) would do equally.
RECIPROCITY
16. This will simply not go away. It is coming up all the time and I have made it clear to the Foriegn Ministery, albeit informally, that I am fed up with it and that it is getting in the way of substantive business. We are looking at all this in terms of our overall relationship (my tels no 23 to 26) but I fear we may have to do the painful exercise of going through the entire list of privileges / immunities to see whether there are any where we might make some movement in their direction e.g car tax. We should certainly consider helping out where there are no legal obstacles, such as Raymond Tai's access to Departments other than the FCO. However, all this is the subject of separate corespondence
BUSINESS PROBLEMS
17. I await instructions on the Montreal Protocol and the matter of work permits in Taiwan remains unclear. It looks as if my wife may be hit by this, to say nothing of my domestic staff, but it is an evolving situation and if I need help I shall yell.
STATUS OF ATTC
18. I agree that we shall have to handle each case as it comes. This will inevitably mean more consultation with London than perhaps I had originally envisaged. This has a knock- on effect in other areas e.g communications problems.
19. Finally, let me say how much I enjoyed the visit and how grateful I was to you for making the effort, not only in terms of physically getting yourself here but in squaring it around the houses. I hope other FED representatives will also make it here and that you will return for a more substantive visit when the climate is right.
20. I am copying this letter to the recipients of your minute, plus Colin Wood in OED.
Your eroi, Chris
P MORRICE
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