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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 207 OF 5 JUN 73 AND REPEATED FOR INFOR-
MATION TO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR).
NARCOTICS: GOVERNOR HONG KONG'S LETTER TO ME SCR 4/1316/72 I OF 24 MAY,
PARAGRAPH 6
FOLLOWING FOR SIR DUNCAN WATSON
1. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ADVANTAGE IN MY GOING TO HONG KONG
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT BUT AS MY SCHEDULE.
STANDS NOW I COULD NOT EASILY MAKE IT UNTIL EARLY JULY AND IF
BEFORE THAT TIME I HAD YOUR AND HONG KONG'S AGREEMENT TO APPROACH
THE THAIS APOUT THE TWO NARCOTICS OFFICERS WHOM IT IS PROPOSED
TO STATION HERE I WOULD NOT WISH TO DELAY ACTION ON THAT UNTIL
AFTER I HAD BEEN TO HONG KONG.
2.
GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR EARLY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN I CAN
APPROACH THE THAIS AND ALSO FOR YOUR ACREEMENT IN FRINCIPLE THAT
I SHOULD VISIT HONG KONG AS FROPOSED AS SOON AS GOVERNOR AND I
CAM AGREE ON A DATE. WHEN THAT WAS SETTLED I WOULD SEEK
FORMAL F.C.0. APPROVAL FOR VISIT
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