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if 7. that no doubt some misaprotinding had occurssed behisen 7. & May; that we conne understood that Portugal had not prin mistructions to muitas
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MACAU-HONGKONG OPIUM QUESTION,
C.O. 8722
As the result of an exchange of views
between the Goverment of the Portugue se
Republic and His Britannic Vajesty's Govern+
ment in pursuance of the conclusions of the
International Opium Conference, and in con-
sideration of the fact that the geographicul
Bituation of the Colonies of Macali and Hong-
kong makes it necessary to regulate in a
similar way the opium monopolies in the said
colonies in all matters concerning the
restriction of the consumption, sale and
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exportation of prepared opium and represBICI repression
of smuggling, a further discussion has
been held in London between "onsieur de
Fonseca of the Portuguese Ministry of the
Colonies and representatives of the Depart-
mente of His Vajesty'a Government concerned,
at which the following conclusions have been.
arrived at:
I. The Government of the Portuguese
Republic whilst reserving the right of
managing and controlling the manipulation of
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