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MENTIONS SHOULD BE MADE ADE
EY HIS MARATIUS QUIKAMERY TRA BERNICE AN ORYTM BIRMING IN M
YAR TASH
Bir Haleela Delevingne
Mr. Ferrinn
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Gilbert Orindɗa.
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the 5.5.9 the 3.17.53laya (Chainm an Nope
Fletcher, Assistant Csjehääl
becretary to the Goverment of Bear kong and member of the Opina Committes.
Home Office
Foreign Offiem
Colonial Office.
(the Malayon
Bir Hainela Delevingne briefly described the present
position. It was agreed that the measures taken in the British Colonies for the central of opium sucking had produced sunnid- erable results in the restriction of the practice, but thong measures kad predusad their full effect and antlere had some te standstill and as farther progress on these limes vas expected. Great Britain, with the other Powers having Fur Lantern Terri- toriem in which musicing war permitted, ma in a position vis- via the Longue of Nations which it was difficult to defend. Moreover, they were being continually pressed by ľublla upinisa is the United States, which has the support of the Americ Covera- mont, to take immediate stopa te reduse or to pligh spinn musking in their Yar Zantern Territories. In order that the British Government night formlate a policy, the Colonial