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UNITED KINGDOM-HONG KONG-UNITED STATES WORKING COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS CONTROL

The third conference of the United Kingdom-Hong Kong-United States Working Committee on Narcotics Control was held on 9 and 10 June 1975 in the Home Office and Metropolitan Police Headquarters, London, England.

The participants were:-

Mr Paul Knight

Mr John Warner

Mr Daniel J Addario

Mr John Fallon

Mr Allan McClain

Mr E I Lee

Mr N G Rolph

Mr P Law

Det Ch Supt H J Rumbelow

Det Supt R Kendall

Mr CJ Train

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DEA Regional Director, Paris

Chief International Intelligence

Division DEA Washington

DEA Regional Director, Thailand

DEA, Regional Director, New York

DEA, The Hague

Commissioner for Narcotics, Hong

Kong

Previously Commissioner for Narcotics

Hong Kong

Counsellor for Hong Kong Affairs,

British Embassy, Bangkok

Narcotics Bureau Hong Kong

ICPO/Interpol

Home Office (Chairman)

Mr D A Jordan

Commander R Davis

Det Ch Supt B Price

Mr D G Turner

HM Customs and Excise

- Metropolitan Police

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Home Office (Secretary of Conference)

Other representatives of HM Customs and Excise and the Metropolitan Police in addition to those named also attended for particular sessions.

Mr Train welcomed the participants and opened the meeting. A letter conveying best wishes was received from Henry S Dogin, the newly appointed acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The following sections (1-5) are summaries of the situation in the regions under review as presented by the delegates concerned.

1. South East Asia

The current confused and uncertain political situation in SE Asia, in particular in the three countries of the Golden Triangle, was seriously affecting narcotics law enforcement activity. In Burma