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3. IN JANUARY THIS YEAR IT CAME TO THE NOTICE OF N.B. THAT

IP HAD BEEN VISITING HONG KONG FOR SOME YEARS USING AN ALIAS UNKNOWN TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. WE WERE ABOUT TO STOP THIS: HOWEVER, FOLLOWING A REQUEST MADE TO N.B. BY THE HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE U.S.D.E.A., ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR HIM TO BE ALLOWED TO TRANSIT THE COLONY FROM THE MACAO WHARF TO KAI TAK UNDER IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ESCORT ON 22 FEBRUARY 1974 TO ENABLE HIM TO TRAVEL TO

BANGKOK. THE D.E.A. WERE INFORMED OF HIS FLIGHT DETAILS AND PASSPORT NUMBER BEFORE HE LEFT SO THAT THE THAI POLICE COULD KEEP

HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE THROUGHOUT HIS VISIT.

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