CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914 — Page 492

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Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State for Irudia,

Rovenus

Department,

India Office,

London, S. W.

and the following reference quoted:— R. & S. 3665.

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LONDON, S. W.

OCTOBER 1914.

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With reference to letter R. & S. 3089 of 5th

August (0.0, No.28000), I am directed by the Secretary

of State for India in Council to inform you that the

Government of India are unwilling to supply the Government

of Hong Kong with a further 540 chests of opium during

1914 under the terms of the agreement made between the

two Governments in November, 1913. They also do not

propose to make a similar agreement for 1915.

They are prepared to enter into an agreement

to supply opium to Hong Kong on the same terms as to

the Straits Settlements if the Government of Hong Kong

are willing to accept this arrangement. It is too late,

however, to make such an agreement to be brought into

force in respect of supplies for 1916, as the total

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial office.

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