TNAG-0505-FCO40-570-Review-of-narcotics-problem-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 13

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O DE SKRY (2301007 OCT) GOVERNOR HONGKONG

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TO IMMEDIATE (DESKEY 2301007 OCT) GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND COMMISSIONER NARCOTICS. TEL NO 137 OF 22 OCT 74.

FOR CSP/NR. NSC APPRECIATE YOUR TEL NO 51 OF 16 OCTOBER AND OFFER FOLLOWING. UNCONFIRMED INFO FROM UNTESTED SOURCE REPORTS THAI TRAWLER NAME WRITTEN THAI ON OFF WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE S. PITAKCHAROEN HULL GREY CARRYING 30-35 SACKS EACH 30/40 KILOS RAW OPIUM PLUS MORPHINE LEFT THAI WATERS 21 OCTOBER BOUND H K EARLIEST ETD 29/30 OCTOBER SKIPPER NAMED PRONG WELL KNOWN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER. CONFIRMED INFO FROM TESTED RELIABLE SOURCE

2 WRITTEN THAI REPORTS FAMILIAR TRAWLER KLONGCHAINAVY

ON BOW AND SUPERSTRUCTURE CABIN WELL FORWARD RED HULL WITH THAI NS C CAPTAIN AGENT ABOARD LEFT THAI WATERS FOR H X 21-22 OCTOBER WITH ONE AND HALF TONS RAW OPIUM PLUS MORPHINE EARLIEST ETD

HK ONE NOVEMBER VIA LONG ROUTE NORTH MALAYA BORNEO COAST AND PARACELS AGENT GUESSES TO USUAL RENDEZ VOUS WEN WEI CHAU ISLANDS

RELIABLE SOURCES PUT SYNDICATE CONTROLLER ON BOARD MAY CHANGE, WARN THAT LAST HARVEST STOCKPILE NOW BEING MOVED H K CAN EXPECT FREQUENT CONSIGNMENTS. EIGHT LITRES LIQUID HASHISH SEIZURE

20 OCTOBER FROM FACTORY BANGKOK THREE AMERICANS ARRESTED INDICATE POSSIBILITY ONE LITRE CONSIGNMENTS TRANSITTING HONG KONG INFO UNCONFIRMED UNTESTED SOURCE.

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