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Enclosure No. 2.
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SERVICO CONSULAR PORTUGUES.
Hong Kong, 16th February, 1928.
His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.
Dear Sir Cecil,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th inst., contents of which have had my
careful attention. I have to apoligise, however, for the
delay in answering same as I had to go to Macao to obtain
the necessary information.
There should be no foundation in the statement
which appeared in the "Seculo" of the 8th December last, as
I am informed by H.E. the Governor of Macao that there were
"Demarches" between the Governments of Indo-China and Macao,
but there was no agreement made or signed by Indo-China and
Macao.
The Colony of Macao has not yet succeeded in solving
the problem of obtaining the necessary supplies of Raw Indian
Opium.
I have already reported the matter, under reply, to
the Foreign Office at Lisbon, but should Your Excellency
require earlier information I shall be pleased to cable for
more further information by wire.
Yours sincerely.
sd. Cerveira de Albuquerque.