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felt doubtful of the attitude of the home authorities.
If you hear any thing on the subject when you are in
Singapore I shall be most grateful if you will let me know.
When in India I was a strong advocate of forcing up the
price in the consuming countries; perhaps financial considera-
tions subconsciously affected my opinion. I am now
convinced that the process of making opium dear - both to
the purchasing Governments and through them to their
consumers though justifiable up to a point, was carri ed
much too far.
Yours ever,
鲁
(Sa.) E.M. Cook.