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PUBCLİON KEPPIG., 8.7.1.

19th January', 1923.

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2w4, 1920, forwarding sepy of the letter addressed to the. Colonial office en receipt af kr. Clive's despatch Ea. 484 of July 6th, 1920, sontaining sagy of a latter from the Genretary of the International anti»upium Association, on the subjset of the opius question, I transmit to you herewith sapies of the delenial Office reply, sogether with

extrests from the enclosuree therein,

1. Those documenta furnish a comprehensive survey of

the netion taken resmtly in the straits Settlmente, the Federated Malay States and the Colony of lengseng with a view to the reduction of the aortavnption of opium; they contain also the considered opinions of the muthorities on the apet as to the imissirability of my prmatura policy of total

3. In parti@uð sær, I would call your attention to the

opinion expressed bath by the Cavernar of the #truita settiments and by the uffiser Adiiniaturing the Goyarıman t of Bangkong in 1919, that while the respective Salonios would be able sooner or later to make good the loss of rePRILI O which must inevitably result from the effective suppression of opium, the present policy of gradusă resiziellen in that best suited to existing cireimatabe ON.

4. With regard to the questim of the muasi ing of

3. 7. Aluten, k.ü.k.O., O.D..

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