In any further communication on
this, please quote
No 1630/205/87.
and address,
but to--
not to any person by name,
"The Under-Secretary of State,"
Foreign Office,
London, S.W. 1.
C.O.
25633
29 MAY 24
FOREIGN OFFICE.
3... 1.
May 28th, 1924.
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sir,
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With reference to the letter from the Home
Office No. 422719/87 of the 16th instant, regarding the
opium situation in Hongkong, a copy of which has been
forwarded to this department, I am directed by ir, Secretary Ramsay MacDonald to state, for the omsideration of Mr. Secretary Thomas, that he concura generally in the views expressed therein, and earnestly hopes that Sir R. Stubbs may be instruoted to take energetic measures against all persons and firms suspected of complicity
in the opium traffic.
2.
As regards the particular case of Mr.
Nema zeǝ
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I am to refer to Foreign Office letter F 509/41/87,
of February 25th last, regarding the opium shipment on
the s.s. "Ferrara" which would appear to afford sufficient
evidence to enable Mr. Hemazee to be prosecuted for importing opium into Macao without a licence.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial office.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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