CO129-407 - Public Offices & Others - 1913 — Page 281

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MACAU-HONGKONG OPIUM QUESTION,

C.O. 8722

As the result of an exchange of views

between the Goverment of the Portugue se

Republic and His Britannic Vajesty's Govern+

ment in pursuance of the conclusions of the

International Opium Conference, and in con-

sideration of the fact that the geographicul

Bituation of the Colonies of Macali and Hong-

kong makes it necessary to regulate in a

similar way the opium monopolies in the said

colonies in all matters concerning the

restriction of the consumption, sale and

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exportation of prepared opium and represBICI repression

of smuggling, a further discussion has

been held in London between "onsieur de

Fonseca of the Portuguese Ministry of the

Colonies and representatives of the Depart-

mente of His Vajesty'a Government concerned,

at which the following conclusions have been.

arrived at:

I. The Government of the Portuguese

Republic whilst reserving the right of

managing and controlling the manipulation of

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