MINUTES.
MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.
In any further communication on
his subject, please quote
No. F-897/50/87.
and adó
butt to-
not to any person by name,
The Under-Secretary of State,”
Foreign Office,
Landon, S.W. 1.
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RE 12 APK 23
FOREIGN OFFICE,
S.0.1.
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April 10th, 1923.
Sir,
to 10449
With reference to Foreign Office letter No. F 321/30/87
of the 24th February, I am directed by the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs to transmit herewith copy of a
despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Lisbon relative to
the negotiations concerning the supply of opium to Macao
and copy of the reply of the Home Office to the Freim
Office letter under reference.
2.
It will be observed that Mr. Bridgeman considers that
it would be preferable to postpone consideration of the
question of the amount of opium to be allowed for import
into Ha cao. until after the May meeting of the Opium
Advisory Committee of the League of Nations. With this
opinion the Secretary of State agrees; and I am to transmit
herewith copy of a draft despatch which, if the Duke of
Devonshire concurs, he proposes to address to Sir L. Carnegie.
3.
Similar letters are being sent to the Home Office and
India Office.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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Nuton