These documents Krow some
further
on the illuit traffic in family, in organized by the elder Vemarca Indian opium with China orglumily e.y. the traffic from Hory, Lon;
opium carried on by the Nemazi
on by the Vousher light
at a time when the British Govt (of wh. the was a subject) had undertaken to stop the export of Indian
to china. It would appear from the opunim to
documents that the amendment of the H.K.
Opium Ordinance in 1924, and the promulgation
of the King's Regulations for the control
of the carriage of opium from the Persian
Gulf in British Ships have, to a considerable
extent achieved their object in restricting the
opportunities of this firm to carry on
their traffic in opium under the
British flag,
Nevertheless in spite of the
statement that the business in opium,
so far as the Nemazi family is concerned,
is now confined to the firm of Aqa Ali
Nemazi in Bombay and to certain relatives
in Persia, it seems clear that no branch of
from
the family would be averse' re-engaging
in the Traffic should opportunity offer
if indeed they are not still so engaged
clandestinely.
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I shd. The glad to now jwhether the statement of Numazi's second son, as reported in Bushine derp. No 118-5, that he had not acquied British nationality,
but had
subject, is
I trust therefore that your Government
will not relax its vigilence in this matter an
remmanned a
Persian
is correct.
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(S.) L. S. AMERY.
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