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ACTION OFFICE NOTIFIED
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1818 INFO RUDTC/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE RUMJD H/AMCONSUL HONG KONG IMMEDIATE 65 18
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DEA NEW YORK REGIONAL OFFICE (FOR US ATTORNEY SOUTHER DISTRICT NEW YORK, ATTN CURRAN)
JUSTICE DEPT, WASHDC
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TAGS: SNAR, HK
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENT TO ARREST NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER MA SSU TS'UNG IN HONG KONG
1. SUMMARY. EMBASSY HAS LEARNED OF FORTHCOMING TRIP TO HONG KONG BY MA SSU TS'UNG, NOTORIOUS NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER, WHO WILL ACCOMPANY DELEGATION OF THAI POLITICAL FIGURES AND OFFICIALS ON VISIT TO CHINA. DELEGATION, HEADED BY DEP MIN OF INTERIOR, LEAVES BANGKOK SEPT. 27. WHILE OPPORTUNITY TO DETAIN MA IN HONG KONG IS ATTRACTIVE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN ASKING BRITISH TO DETAIN INTER- PRETER FOR THAI DELEGATION VISITING CHINA, EVEN IF HE IS NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER. MA COULD BE DETAINED WHEN DELEGATION RE-ENTERS HONG KONG FROM CHINA. ACTION REQUESTED: THAT DEPT INSTRUCT EMBASSY LONDON TO SEEK BRITISH AGREEMENT TO ARREST OF MA IN HONG KONG WHEN DELEGATION RETURNS FROM CHINA. END SUMMARY.
2. SRF BANG KOK HAS LEARNED THAT NOTORIOUS NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER MA SSU-TS'UNG IS SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL TO CHINA AS INTERPRETER FOR 24-MEMBER DELEGATION OF THAI POLITICAL FIGURES AND OFFICIALS, LED BY DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERIOR, BUNLOET LOETPRICHA. DELEGATION EXPECTED TO DEPART BANGKOK SEPT. 27. SCHEDULE OF DELEGA- TION NOT RPT NOT YET AVAILABLE, BUT THEY PLAN TO BE
IN CHINA FOR NATIONAL DAY ON OCT. 1. WE BELIEVE THAT DELEGATION WILL TRAVEL VIA COMMERCIAL THAI CARRIER TO HONG KONG AND AT LEAST TRANSIT HONG KONG (IF NOT RPT NOT REMAINING FOR A FEW DAYS) BOTH ENROUTE TO AND RETURNING FROM CHINA.
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3. MA IS BELIEVED TO BE TRAVELLING UNDER THAI NAME PROBABLY BANCHONG ASAVASANG SIT, USING THAI PASSPORT NO. 150337. HOWEVER, CANNOT EXCLUDE POSSIBILITY HE MIGHT HAVE OFFICIAL THAI PASSPORT, AS HE IS TRAVELLING WITH DELEGATION INCLUDING MEMBER OF CABINET AND RTG OFFICIALS.
4. AS DEPT AWARE, FEDERAL COURT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK HAS RETURNED INDICTMENT AGAINST MA FOR CONSPIRACY TO INTRODUCE OF NARCOTICS INTO U.S. EFFORTS BY EMBASSY TO ARRANGE HIS
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