CYPHER CAT A
CPS 230
EM BANGKOK 200839Z JUN
SECRET
SECRET
ド
1 JKX 19/3
TO PRIORITY
20 JUNE 73.
THE GOVERNOR, HONG KONG (PERSONAL) TELNO 69 OF
AND REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO FCO
Год ૦૪
FCO TELNO. 185 TO ME:
NARCOTICS
K
114
110
1. ! ASSUME THAT YOU WILL ALREADY HAVE STARTED THE
PROCESS OF CHOOSING THE TWO HONG KONG OFFICIALS. PERHAPS YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE NOW FAR ENOUGH ADVANCED IN THIS FOR ME TO MAKE THE APPROACH TO THE THAIS. WHILE IT IS NOT
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AT THIS STAGE TO HAVE THEIR NAMES IT WILL
BE USEFUL TO HAVE A GENERAL INDICATION OF THEIR RANK SO THAT 1.
CAN TELL THE THAIS HOW THEY WOULD EQUATE WITH THE REST OF MY
STAFF.
2. AS REGARDS THE SECOND PART OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE TELEGRAM
INDER REFERENCE I WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE
MEN WERE HONG KONG CHINESE BUT I THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE EASIER
TO OBTAIN THAI AGREEMENT IF THEY WERE NOT. ON THE OTHER HAND
A KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE USEFUL, PARTICULARLY
FOR THE MAN IN CHIANG MAI. AS I SEE IT THE MAN IN BANGKOK SHOULD
BE ABLE TO DEAL AND NEGOTIATE BOTH WITH THE THAIS AND THE
AMERICANS WHILE THE MAN IN CHIANG MAI SHOULD BE VERY MUCH THE PRACTICAL TYPE, ABLE TO COOPERATE WITH OTHERS WHEN NECESSARY
BUT ALSO ABLE TO WORK ON HIS OWN.
3. AS THINGS ARE NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
FLY TO HONG KONG ON SUNDAY 15 JULY, RETURNING TO BANGKOK EITHER
SECRET
/ THE NIGHT