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TOY No. 21
26 APRI973
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG FOR GOVERNOR TELNO 13 OF 25 APRIL 1973 INFO TO PRIORITY FCO, ROUTINE BANGKOK
MY TELEGRAM NO 12: SEIZURE OF NARCOTICS.
THE TEXT OF THE FOLLOWING AIDE-MEMOIRE, WHICH WE HANDED TO THE MFA YESTERDAY, HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PRESS TODAY.
BEGINS HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S EMBASSY WITH TO CONVEY
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON BEHALF OF
THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG HIS PERSONAL THANKS AND
CONGRATUALATIONS AND THOSE OF THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT
AND COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG TO THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECENT
INTERCEPTION AND SEIZURE OF A MAJOR CARGO OF NARCOTICS BOUND
FOR HONG KONG FROM THAILAND, ALL CONCERNED IN HONG KONG ARE
MOST HEARTENED BY THIS EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL
CO-OPERATION TO DEFEAT THE TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S EMBASSY TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES FULLY WITH THE SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED
BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. ENDS
2. FCO PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON.
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