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VIENTIANE TELNO 3: DANGEROUS DRUGS,

M. Royle HRG

WE SUGGEST FOLLOWING OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR ROLPH'S VISITS:-

26 FEBRUARY, 1750 HOURS ARRIVE BANGKOK (CPA, CX 761)

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5 MARCH, 1940 HOURS ARRIVE RANGOON FROM BANGKOK (UB 222).

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8 MARCH, 1535 HOURS ARRIVE BANGKOK FROM RANGOON (UB 221) IN

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8 MARCH, 18ce HOURS/ARRIVE VIENTIANE FROM BANGKOK (RY 403).

11 MARCH, 0930 HOURS DEPART VIENTIANE FOR HONG KONG (RY 410).

2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ARRANGE HOTEL BOOKINGS.

3. BANGKOK MAY CONSIDER THAT A SHORT VISIT TO THE CHIENGMAT AREA WOULD BE USEFUL. IF SO, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIT THIS IN DURING THE WEEK ALLOWED IN THAILAND.

4. AS SEEN FROM HERE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF ROLPH COULD MEET THE

SENIOR AMERICANS WORKING IN THE NARCOTICS FIELD IN ALL THREE CITIES. RANGOON HAVE ALREADY SUGGESTED THAT THIS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE.

5. WOULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THIS SUITS YOU? WE WOULD LEAVE YOU TO MAKE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE AMERICANS, BUT ONCE WE HAVE YOUR VIEWS, WE WILL ALSO MENTION ROLPH'S VISIT TO THE LOCAL U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL, WITH WHOM WE HAVE VERY CLOSE RELATIONS

ON NARCOTICS PROBLEMS.

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