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Majesty's Government to make any of our

proposals more easy to implement, the Hong

Kong Government would gladly consider any

proposals Her Majesty's Government would

like to make about contributions in cash,

personnel or expertise.

3.

The less important of these recommenda-

tions (e.g. the final one for the inclusion

of a representative from Hong Kong in British

delegations to narcotics meetings) will

presumably give rise to little difficulty.

But I recognise that some of the recommendations

(e.g. the first one for an approach to the

Burmese Government) may be in varying degrees

unpalatable to the Department. I hope never-

theless that careful consideration will be

given to all of them. We mentioned to Mr.

Royle during his visit here last month how

seriously we viewed the mounting problem

of drug addiction in the Colony which arises

in large measure from outside activities

beyond our immediate control. We consider

that something must be done, not least in the

diplomatic field, if the rot is to be stopped.

We very much hope that we can look to you for

help on the lines we have suggested.

We are

of course stepping up our own efforts to

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