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FM HONG KONG Ø70105Z OCTOBER 81

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 899 OF 07 OCTOBER

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YOUR TELNO 776 OF 5 OCTOBER (PARA 3).

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FOLLOWING REPEATS PARA 108 OF MY TELNO 891 OF 5 OCTOBER.

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NARCOTICS

PARA 108. THIS YEAR'S BUMPER CROP OF OPIUM IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE HAS PRODUCED AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF SIGNS OF

CRIMINALS TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE IT HERE INCLUDING THE USE OF YOUNG PEOPLE. TO MEET THIS THREAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS BEING STEPPED UP AND SO FAR THIS YEAR MORE DRUGS HAVE BEEN SEIZED THAN IN THE WHOLE OF LAST YEAR. WE WILL KEEP UP OUR EFFORTS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS, BUT THE REAL ANSWER TO QUICK SUCCESS LIES IN ENFORCEMENT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AREA STRADDLING 4 FRONTIERS AND I KNOW THE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS THAT IS PUT INTO OTHER FIELDS, IT AMAZES ME THAT THE OPIUM PRODUCTION OF THIS REMOTE AREA SHOULD STILL CONTINUE AND THUS POISON SEVERAL

CONTINENTS.

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MACLEHOSE

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