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suggested that all the information they had collected
should now be examined with a view to organising
operations along the trawler routes. They suggested
that further discussions on this should take place at
a later date.
(iv) Future co-operation
The Americans suggested that they, the UK and Hong
Kong should set up a working group to meet in rotation
in the 3 countries for one day every 3 to 6 months.
Following these plenary meetings there would be
3-monthly working meetings at an operational level
lasting for 2 days, at which operations could be
planned. This method of operation had been success-
fully used in combatting the traffic in drugs from France;
a working group composed of France, Canada and the US
had been set up. Hong Kong welcomed this suggestion.
Mr Train, however, pointed out that, while he generally
welcomed the proposal, care would have to be taken not
to allow the activities of such a working group to
overlap with those of the Ad Hoc Committee.
It was
left that the next step should be for Mr Rolph to make
a brief report for consideration in London. Mr Train
now suggests that, while we should not be in too much
of a hurry to set up the group, we should equally not,
by appearing to drag our feet now, risk losing the
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