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In view of the many solturos of Opium which have regantly boen mude by the United Sites atoms officials on eteanors trading hotwaon Hongkong and the Philippines, we consider it denimble to bring to your notice the fast this illicit trade, having its soures of origin in this Colony, rather than diminishing is undoubtedly on the increnso.

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2. Apart from the fact that the moral responsibility of the Gevormant in accordance with Cinung 4 of the Resolution passed at the Oplum Conferonco haid

in Shanghai in 1969 at which this Colony was represented, whereby

"In the judguant of the International Oplum "Commission it is also the duty of all Countries

"to adopt reasonablo menguras to prevent at ports of "departure the shipment of Oplum, its alkaloida, "derivativos, and preparations to any "ountry which "prohibits the entry of Cptum, its alkaloida, "derivatives and preparations"

makes it incumbent on those in authority to take effective menguras against the export of the drug to prohibited countries, such as the Philippings, we are oblijed for other reasons to represent the presont most unsatisfactory position in its true light.

3. As you are no doubt aware the American Goverment are detominal to stop the importation of the prohibitel drug into the Philippinos at all costs und by any means equitable or otherwise, and the result has bear the framing of laws of such drastic nature that the onus of preventing the muggling of Hongkong Opium. or paying the pomalty thereof, has most unjustly boon thrust directly won the Steamships calling at Philippine ports.

4. It is not noɑgegury to oxplain in detail the inmmorubla schandon which have been from time to time put in force by us to provent the shipment f opium from here, or to locate it when gecrotod on board

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