CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918 — Page 752

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All further contranications St

The Secretary,

War Cleo,

London, B.W.,

and the following number quoted.

WAR OFFICE,

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39525

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0/2562. (F.l.)

REC

747

LONDON, SW,

August, 1918.

REG 14 AUG 181

Sir,

SOUA

I am commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 33998 of the 22nd July transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong enclosing statements showing particlars as to the opium monoply and

the military contribution for the year 1917, and to enquire whether similar atatements for the year 1916 can now be furnished. In this connection I am to refer to the

Letter Sov: correspondence ending with your (61786 of 9th January 1917.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Ankanū

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial office.

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