TNAG-2627-FCO40-3818-Classified-communication-facilities-in-Hong-Kong-1992 — Page 45

Mr Bucks,

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Mo Madais: HKD). Mang Hanks. PI pass 15D(0) has anbic's B does not have conf. FAX. They! required it and ISD (0) have just turned them down (although I am draping à for der Ricketts' signature in support of BTC's case). BTC does have FAXLOK <classified up to Restricted)

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M.Mari: HKD

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Thom's 13/4

ANGLO TAIWAN TRADE COMMITTEE: COMMUNICATIONS

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1. FROM THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, WHEN PHILIP MORRICE TAKES UP HIS JOB ON SECONDMENT AS DIRECTOR OF THE ANCLO TAIWAN TRADE COMMITTEE (ATTC) IN TAIPEI, THE ATTC WILL TO A LARGE EXTENT OPERATE INTERNALLY AS A SMALL FCO POST. IT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH FAXLOK ON THE SAME NETWORK ON WHICH YOU OPERATE, AND THERE WILL BE AN UNCLASSIFIED BAG SERVICE, BUT THERE WILL BE NO CLASSIFIED BAG SERVICE AND NO TELEGRAM COMMUNICATION.

2-

ATTC WILL NEED TO RECEIVE SOME MATERIAL CLASSIFIED ABOVE RESTRICTED, AND THINGS LIKE DSP VOLUMES, SECURITY LOCKS ETC. THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO SEND OCCASIONAL TELEGRAMS. WITH YOUR AGREEMENT, WE SHOULD LIKE TO USE BTC AS A COLLECTION POINT FOR MAIL AND ITEMS WHICH CANNOT BE SENT DIRECT TO TAIPEI. MATERIAL WOULD BE SENT TO BTC AND HELD THERE. MORRICE OR HIS DEPUTY MIKE HURLEY WOULD VISIT PERIODICALLY EITHER TO READ OR TO TAKE MATERIAL BACK TO TAIPEI.

3.

IT WOULD ALSO BE MOST HELPFUL IF OCCASIONAL TELEGRAMS FOR ATTC COULD BE SENT TO YOU FOR THE ATTENTION OF MORRICE OR HURLEY. DEPENDING ON THEIR CLASSIFICATION THESE SHOULD BE EITHER FAXED ON TO ATTC OR HELD AT THE BTC. EXCEPTIONALLY, ATTC MAY NEED TO SEND TELEGRAMS. WE PROPOSE THESE BE SENT TO YOU BY FAX, OR CARRIED BY HAND, FROM TAIPEI, AND THEN SENT OUT BY BTC QUOTE FROM MORRICE, ATTC TAIPAI UNQUOTE.

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WE REALISE THIS WILL CREATE A LITTLE EXTRA WORK BUT WE INTEND TO USE THIS SYSTEM AS SPARINGLY AS POSSIBLE. WE WOULD CERTAINLY REVIEW IT IF IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING OUT OF HAND. IN THE LONGER TERM THINGS MAY CHANGE ANYWAY.

5. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DOES ANYONE ELSE IN HK NEED TO BE ALERTED?

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