CONFIDENTIAL
TOP COPY
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OCMIAN 4406
CONFIDENTIAL
PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
261300Z MAR
GRS 197
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 883
OF 261300Z MARCH 87
AND TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
INFO PRIORITY NEW YORK
HYD
BB5
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 7 MAR 1987
REGISTRY
Action Taken
этом 7/4
NEW YORK FOR HKGO
YOUR TELNO 1133 AND WASHINGTON TELNO 446: NEW US DRUGS
LEGISLATION
1.
WE HOPE THAT WASHINGTON'S TUR AND YOUR FURTHER CONTACT
WITH THE USCG HAVE CLARIFIED THE POSITION REGARDING THE BILL. WE
AWAIT YOUR FURTHER COMMENTS, ONCE YOU HAVE SEEN THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 1987 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES. A COPY OF THE SECTION OF THE
REPORT COVERING HONG KONG WAS ATTACHED TO EMBLETON'S LETTER OF 6 MARCH TO MS ROBSON (NARCOTICS CONTROL AND AIDS UNIT, FED), WHICH WAS COPIED TO HONG KONG (ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNOR). OUR
PRELIMINARY VIEW IS THAT THE REPORT APPEARS TO BE GENERALLY
FAVOURABLE TO HONG KONG.
2.
(FOR WASHINGTON). YOU SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED THE
BRIEF MENTIONED IN PARA 2 OF HONG KONG TELNO 542. WE SHOULD BE
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PROVIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE ADVICE
PROMISED IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR, AND FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY
HAVE ON THE BRIEFING THAT HONG KONG SUGGESTS (PARA 4 OF THEIR
TELNO 528) MIGHT BE GIVEN TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
HOWE.
LIMITED нко
NAD Ело
NCAJ
MA GILLMORE
Ma SLATER.
CO DENTIAL