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TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 606 OF 4 JUNE, 1973 INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON' UKMIS GENEVA SAVING VIENTIANE BANGKOK RANGOON.
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NARCOTICS.
THE STORY OF INGERSOLL'S VISIT HAS BROKEN HERE. THE SOUTH
CHINA MORNING POST HAS REPORTED THAT ''A SECRET MEETING OF THE
WESTERN WORLD'S TOP NARCOTICS EXPERTS WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG
NEXT MONTH TO DESIGN A BRITISH-AMERICAN STRATEGY TO STAMP OUT
THE DRUG KINGS OF ASIA''. KEVIN SINCLAIR, WHO WROTE THE STORY, IMPLIED THAT HE HAD BEEN TIPPED OFF BY THE DAILY EXPRESS TO WHICH
HE CONTRIBUTES.
2. WE SHALL ANSWER ANY QUERIES BY SAYING THAT WE ARE TAKING THE
OPPORTUNITY OF INGERSOLL'S PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG TO HOLD AN
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. THE U.S. CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE AGREED TO
TAKE A SIMILAR LINE.
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