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In any further communication

on this subject, please quate

No F 487/266/10.

and address,

bat to-

not to any person by name,

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

Loudon, S. W.1.

Sir:-

Confident

उह

FOREIGN OFfice.

296

S.W.1.

8645 February 16th, 19%1.

22 FEB 21

With reference to the Foreign Office letter No. F 266/ 266/10 of February 1st, 1921, I am directed by Earl Curzon

of Kedleston to transmit to you herewith copy of a Memorandum,

compiled in this Office, giving the history of the negotia-

tions which preceded the Agreement of June 14th, 1913, between

the United Kingdom and Portugal respecting the Opium Monopolies

in the Colonies of Hong Kong and Macao.

2.

I am also to enclose copies of despatches addressed to

His Majesty's Representatives at Mexico and Peking, calling

for information on the subject of the import of raw opium

into Mexico, and of the legitimate requirements at the present

time of Macao in the matter of raw opium, respectively, so

far as ascertainable.

3. Should the Secretary of State for the Colonies see no

objection, Lord Curzon would suggest that the Governor of

Hong Kong might be invited to go-operate in the endeavour to

obtain information of the nature indicated in the accompanying

despatch to Sir B. Alston.

4. Copies of this letter and enclosures are being for-

warded, for information, to the India Office, Home Office,

and Board of Trade.

I am,

Sir,

The Under-Segretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

J. Welleder.