Of course he had. It certainly sounds like something John would do. And the level of attention he would pay to protocol, at that. Ianto just shakes his head at the other man before glancing back to TJ. Who seems to be rather uncomfortable with answering his direct questions about her top secret job, if he's being honest with himself.

"It sounds much more collaborative than Torchwood," he observes. "A bit like UNIT, I suppose. Since you're an international operation."

He raises his coffee and takes another long sip to consider it. "I can only imagine the disputes that might have come up, if our organizations had crossed paths." Especially if Jack had been at the helm at the time. He's about as good as John is himself at following protocol and procedure, for that matter.