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1 am directed by Decretary Bir Villiam Joynson-Maks to refer to ¿Perious correspondence on the sunggling of Indian opium from Indo...him end” the question of restricting the supply of Indian opim to Info-Chin, and in Įarticular to Home ŭffice letters of 16th iaroh, 1926, Znd July, 1956,
14. 182 Jaruzbay, 1928, and the Foreign office letters of $8/95/87), Brd November, 1926 (788881/98/87), 12th 7/61/67), and 8th May, 1935 (3.1575/61/87). FO 20016:A5
Spd April,
Jamanry, 1920
It will be rammbered that there a;peared to be strong ressor for mĮṛosing that Indian opim wa being imported into Indo-Chins in a-cess of the quantities actually required for consumption in the country, but it und decided not to raise the question of restricting the mịrly with the . reneh Government pending the omsideration by the First Opium 0. nference at venera last Novasbar of the general meation of thọ lånisation of imports into the Für Kastern Aegriterios for makiza par: osas.
An Xự. Ühamberlain is sure, that Dnference had to come to the conaluni that no gmierul scheme for the limitat a of imperia was, under the prosent conditions in the Yar Zaat, penotiqahls: and the position as regardin (ndo. China in regami so this matter raming therefore as it was, though certain KORSETAS VAre agreed ton at the Conference which may be azzected to put a check on the illicit truffie, especially in Indiam opium, which is being osrried on from Indo-China,
Ar Allie Joynosn-Hiska projoass socordingly that the matter should now taken up definitely with the French Government with a view to a lin tation in the amount of opium exported from India to Indo-China and a shenge in the
| method of supply, and I am to malost for consideration by the Foreign útfios and India Office the draft of a mmozgatum which has been prevared in this Department settin, out the grounds on which i§ own be urged by His Majesty's Governmi that the int amply la exosssive and the aurangerna në a
unsatisfactory.
préseni manent appears to be a fuvourable one for taking up the question with the Fresah Government. it can be pressed on thêm that in viON
of the criticisme me as the remitu sf the first Opium Conference and the at traks on the bina fides of the Gorurnments of the Powers having pon essions
The Usizer Secretary of State,
FORKIGE OFFICE.