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persuade other Governments to take
the
steps to deal with/illicit traffic in
opium from the Persian Gulf.
The
Straits Settlements Government were
place any further
accordingly instructed not to employ
orders with
Mr. Nemagie, in future.
has
been
The Siamese Government/also had
dealing
placed order with this firm; and early
this year they were supplied with a
memorandum indicating his connection
with the illicit traffic, as a result of
which I expect they also will cease
to deal with him.
More recently
the Government of India has called
attention to the fact that the
Government of French-Indo China have
also employed the services of Nemazie
for the supply of opium, and it has
now been suggested that the Government
of India should warm the Indo-China
authorities as to Nemesie's antecedents
and tell them that instructions have
been given to British Colonial Governments
that