TNAG-1241-FCO40-1554-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 136

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FROM:- A C GALSWORTHY ESQM., HEAD OF CHANCERY PEKING

FILE REF NIL DATED 13TH SEPT 1983

No 1419

FOLLOWING FOR:- G KEMP ESQ., ACTING EIC CED FCO HANSLOPE PARK

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ADDITIONAL TELEPRINTER FOR PEKING

1. IN HIS QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PETOD ENDING

30 JUNE 1983, MIKE BAILEY, OUR LAST DSB COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, REQUESTED THE SUPPLY OF AN ADDITIONAL T100 TELEPRINTER FOR

USE IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE. HIS REQUEST HAS BEEN

REFERRED BACK TO POST WITH THE COMMENT THAT THIS MODEL

OF TELEPRINTER IS CURRENTLY IN SHORT SUPPLY AND

THAT I SHOULD BE ASKED TO PRESENT A STRONG CASE FOR A

FURTHER MACHINE.

2. AS 1 EXPECT YOU KNOW THIS POST IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN HIGH LEVEL TALKS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE FUTURE

OF HONG KONG. THE TALKS GENERATE A VERY HIGH AMOUNT OF TELEGRAPHIC TRAFFIC OVER AND ABOVE OUR NORMAL LOAD FACTOR. THE TALKS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS POST'S RECENT TELEGRAPHIC OUTPUT WILL SE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD.

2. THIS POST HAS DAILY AVERAGE OF AROUND 5000 GROUPS: DURING HONG KONG TALKS THIS OUTPUT RISES TO A DAILY AVERAGE OF AROUND 11,000 GROUPS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT ONE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER TYPING AWAY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT THE MONITOR PRINTER FROM THE RADIO ROOM HAS BEEN REMOVED AND IS USED AS A SECOND PERFORATING PRINTER. HOWEVER, THIS PRACTICE HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK THE RADIO CONTACT CIRCUIT EFFICIENTLY, WE THEREFORE NEED ANOTHER T100 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD MAKE THE NEXESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO SEND US ONE

BY SECURE MEANS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

4. I AM COPYING THIS TELELETTER TO WARWICK MORRIS IN H.K. DEPARTMENT WHO WILL CONFIRM, IF IT IS NECESSARY, THE NEED FOR FAST AND EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIS POST DURING THE

HONG KONG TALKS.

5. CED REGISTRY PLEASE COPY TO MORRIS HKD.

SIGNED.

.A C GALSWORTHY

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