RECEIVED RET
REGISTRY No.52
GRS 150
PRIORITY
10 SEP 1974
CYPHER CAT/A
NKKI
LAST REF
FM HONG KONG 100938Z
NEX)
REF.
(100) 168
ISQU
SECRET
TO PRIORITY BANGKOK TELNO 45 OF 10 SEPTEMBER, IS
(100)
YOUR TELS NO 109 OF 19 AUGUST AND 113 21 AUGUST REFER.
AT BEGINNING OF LAST WEEK LOCAL SOURCES CONFIRMED IMMINENT
ARRIVAL NEAR LIMAS OF TWO THAI TRAWLERS CARRYING DRUGS FOR KONG
SUM-CHUEN AND NG CHUN-KWAN. OPERATION MOUNTED EARLY ON 4 SEPTEMBER
INVOLVING INTER ALIA DEPLOYMENT OF TWO CO-OPERATING JUNKMASTERS WHO
REPORTED ONE TRAWLER ABOUT SEVENTY FEET WITH DARK BLUE HULL
STATIONARY IN CHINESE WATERS SOUTH OF MAN MEI CHAU THAT AFTER-
NOON, OWING TO COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE INFORMATION
POINTED TO TRANSHIPMENT DURING DAYTIME OBSERVATION WITHDRAWN
SAME EVENING AND RESUMED AT DAWN 5 SEPTEMBER. THAT MORNING SUSPECT
JUNK LEFT ABERDEEN FOR UNKNOWN DESTINATION BUT NO VESSEL WAS SEEN
NEAR TRAWLER AND OBSERVATION WITHDRAWN AT 2000 HOURS DUE TO
APPROACHING STORM. TRAWLER SIGHTED AGAIN ON 7 SEPTEMBER HOWEVER
OBSERVATION WITHDRAWN AT 1900 HOURS AS NO JUNK SEEN MAKING
CONTACT, BY MIDNIGHT 7 SEPTEMBER TRAWLER HAD LEFT PROBABLY
AFTER DUMPING DRUGS FOR RECOVERY LATER. ONLY ONE TRAWLER SEEN
DURING ENTIRE OPERATION. REGRET PHOTOGRAPHS NOT POSSIBLE.
SURVEILLANCE CONTINUES AGAINST SUSPECT IMPORTERS AND LOCAL
SOURCES INDICATE THAI ESCORT MAY RETURN BY AIR TO ASSIST IN
RECOVERY OPERATION. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION OF THIS WITH
IDENTIFICATION FOR WATCH LIST.
MACLEHOSE
REPETITIONS
HKIOD (1)
SEAD
CONSULAR D
PUSD
IRD
NEWS D
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