IMMEDIATE
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CYPHER CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL.
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FM BANGKOK 210730Z SEPT 1973.
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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONGKONG TELNO 107 OF 21 SEPT 73 AND TO
FCO.
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YOUR TELNO 50:NARCOTICS
1. WE HAVE NOW BEEN OFFICIALLY INFORMED BY THE THAIS THAT THEY HAVE
NO OBJECTION TO THE POSTING OF LAW OR ANOTHER OFFICER TO BANGKOK
AS NARCOTICS LIAISON OFFICER.
LAW
2. SUBJECT TO THE AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS (FCO PLEASE OBTAIN URGENTLY) WE SUGGEST THAT LAW SHOULD ARRIVE IN BANGKOK NOT BEFORE THE END OF
THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER, IE AFTER THE HEADS OF MISSION
CONFERENCE IN CHIANG MAI,
3. WHEN WE HAVE A DATE FOR HIS ARRIVAL WE WOULD PROPOSE INFORMALLY
TO INFORM THE THAI POLICE AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT WE DO NOT INTEND TO GIVE ANY PUBLICITY
TO HIS ARRIVAL AND THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO NOMINATE HIM TO
THEM AS ''COUNSELLOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS'', AS WHICH HE WOULD
APPEAR IN OUR DIPLOMATIC LIST, WE WOULD THEN INFORM THE MFA OF HIS
IMPENDING ARRIVAL IN THE NORMAL WAY.
WOLA
4. SHOULD THERE BE PRESS INTEREST IN LAW'S ARRIVAL WE PROPO SE
SIMPLY TO SAY THAT HE JOINING OUR STAFF TO LOOK AFTER HONG KONG
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL AND THAT THESE WOULD INCLUDE, WHERE APPROPIATE,
LIAISON WITH THE THAI AUTHORITIES ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING
NARCOTICS WHICH WERE OF INTEREST TO BOTH THAILAND AND HONG KONG,
SMALLMAN
FILES.
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