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Eachin
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Enotamme
Fo
tope
OPTUM POLICY.
546
1.Caps Colonial Office Memorandum.
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I regret that I am unable to
seneur in the proposals made by
Mr. Henderson, but later consulting
the Governors of the Colonies concerned
I find that they are convinced that
these proposals would not be effectual
and that the attempt to carry them out
would have very serious consequences; ta.
these Colonies.
2. I have read the Home Office
ļumorandum which sets out clearly the necessity for a Gabinet decision as to the policy to be adopted by the British Delegates to the International Opium
Conference in November, and I quite appreciated that if the policy advocated by the Home Office seuld be carried out, there would be no further ground for the adverse criticium to which we
are exposed in certain quarters. Whether it would put an end to such
critision is another matter.
3. it is clear however frem
the Reports which I have received
from the Governors of the Far
Eastern Colonies that they not only consider that the adoption of a policy of fetal prohibition would give rise to feelings of great
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