DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE IN APRIL, WHICH BIC HELPFULLY ARRANGED.
3. THE CID HAVE CONTACTS WITH THE SINGAPORE CID (COMMERCIAL CIVIC BUREAU) THROUGH RECOGNIZED POLICE CHANNELS WHENEVER NECESSARY AND MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG CID VISITED SINGAPORE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. IN ADDITION INFORMATION ON SUSPECT SHIPS WAS BEING PROVIDED TO THE SINGAPORE COMMISSIONER HERE BUT NOW, AT THE SUGGESTION OF BHC, SUCH INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ARE BEING PASSED TO THEM. THESE WILL, NO DOUBT, GO ON TO THE
RIGHT QUARTER. ·
4. MUCH OF THE INTELLIGENCE WE COLLECT ABOUT MIDDLEMENT
AND SYNDICATES IS INEVITABLY VAGUE AND FRAGMENTARY AND SOME
OF IT IS FROM DELICATE SOURCES. THERE WOULD BE LITTLE PURPOSE
IN PASSING ON INFORMATION WHERE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF
A SINGAPORE CONNECTION. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE WOULD RELAY
THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS ANYTHING WE CAME ACROSS IF THERE WAS
ANY LIKELIHOOD THAT SINGAPORE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OR MIGHT
WISH TO USE THE INFORMATION TO TAKE THEIR OWN ACTION,
5. I DO NOT THEREFORE FAVOUR RAISING THIS WITH MR LEE BUT IF IS MENTIONED, I RECOMMEND THAT APPRECIATION BE XPRESSED FOR
THE HELP GIVEN IN THE PAST AND HOPE EXPRESSED THAT IF WE
NEED SIMILAR HELP IN FUTURE IT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
BUT I SEE NO MERIT IN SETTING-UP MACHINERY ADDITIONAL
TO THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS.
CATER
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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER
SECTION 3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDO ACT 1958