TNAG-2627-FCO40-3818-Classified-communication-facilities-in-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 27

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PERSONAL FOR DINHAM (GH), FROM MORRIS, HKD

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YRTELNO 1936: SECURE TELEPHONE LINK

THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROGRESS ON THE SECURE TELEPHONE LINK, BUT WE CANNOT YET SAY FOR CERTAIN WHAT SYSTEM WILL BE CHOSEN NOR/NOR WHEN IT WILL BE INSTALLED.

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AS TO BRAHMS: WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT, WHILE THIS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE MACHINE WE HOLD IN HKD IT IS NOT/NOT A PRACTICABLE SOLUTION FOR LINKING YOU WITH NO10 AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

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FORMAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PUT TO BOTH PRIVATE OFFICES CHERE AND IN NO10), FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM TO WHICH YOU REFER IN TUR. WE AWAIT THEIR RESPONSES, (THOUGH YOU WILL WISH TO NOTE THAT FINAL DECISIONS COULD BE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE AUGUST VACATION). ONCE WE HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT, INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE GIVEN FOR THE EARLY INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT. WE SHALL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS.

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