CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 363

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Confidential

Dear Mr. Delevingne,

Downing Street,

the !!** July, 1916.

We have been for some time past in confidential

communication with the London branch of the Inspectorate General of Chinese Laritime Customs un questions con-

nected with opium smuggling into China. We keep them

informed of any report that we may get of opium on its

way out to China.

kr. King, the secretary of the Inspectorate

General, who has, I believe, pretty accurate information

as to the identity of most of the persons forming the

small gang who engineer most of the smuggling, suggests

to me that as the principals are "soft living" a term

of imprisonment with hard labour would be a far more

and he is anxious effective deterreht than any fine;

that something should be done. We propose therefore,

if you see no objection, to inform him confidentially of

the recommendations of the recent Inter-departmental

Conference, but we do not wish to take action in this

direction