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TO PRIORITY FCO TELEGRAM NUMBER 606 OF 4 JUNE, 1973 INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON' UKMIS GENEVA SAVING VIENTIANE BANGKOK RANGOON.

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NARCOTICS.

THE STORY OF INGERSOLL'S VISIT HAS BROKEN HERE. THE SOUTH

CHINA MORNING POST HAS REPORTED THAT ''A SECRET MEETING OF THE

WESTERN WORLD'S TOP NARCOTICS EXPERTS WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG

NEXT MONTH TO DESIGN A BRITISH-AMERICAN STRATEGY TO STAMP OUT

THE DRUG KINGS OF ASIA''. KEVIN SINCLAIR, WHO WROTE THE STORY, IMPLIED THAT HE HAD BEEN TIPPED OFF BY THE DAILY EXPRESS TO WHICH

HE CONTRIBUTES.

2. WE SHALL ANSWER ANY QUERIES BY SAYING THAT WE ARE TAKING THE

OPPORTUNITY OF INGERSOLL'S PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG TO HOLD AN

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. THE U.S. CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE AGREED TO

TAKE A SIMILAR LINE.

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