TNAG-0416-FCO40-462-Review-of-narcotics-problem-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 63

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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 207 OF 5 JUN 73 AND REPEATED FOR INFOR-

MATION TO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR).

NARCOTICS: GOVERNOR HONG KONG'S LETTER TO ME SCR 4/1316/72 I OF 24 MAY,

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FOLLOWING FOR SIR DUNCAN WATSON

1. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ADVANTAGE IN MY GOING TO HONG KONG

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT BUT AS MY SCHEDULE.

STANDS NOW I COULD NOT EASILY MAKE IT UNTIL EARLY JULY AND IF

BEFORE THAT TIME I HAD YOUR AND HONG KONG'S AGREEMENT TO APPROACH

THE THAIS APOUT THE TWO NARCOTICS OFFICERS WHOM IT IS PROPOSED

TO STATION HERE I WOULD NOT WISH TO DELAY ACTION ON THAT UNTIL

AFTER I HAD BEEN TO HONG KONG.

2.

GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR EARLY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN I CAN

APPROACH THE THAIS AND ALSO FOR YOUR ACREEMENT IN FRINCIPLE THAT

I SHOULD VISIT HONG KONG AS FROPOSED AS SOON AS GOVERNOR AND I

CAM AGREE ON A DATE. WHEN THAT WAS SETTLED I WOULD SEEK

FORMAL F.C.0. APPROVAL FOR VISIT

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