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To any farther communication

on this subject, plaase quote

No. 2729/15/ 10.

and address,

not to any person by mama,

But co-

"The Under-Secretary of Biste,"

Foreign Office,

4493 4OREIGN OFFICE.

s.1.1.

SER Zember 1st 1921,

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London, 8.W.1.

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tto No. 532

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With reference to your letter No. 34436/21

of the 30th July, I am directed by the Marquess Curzon

of Kedleston to transmit to you, herewith, for any observations Mr. Secretary Churchill may care to make,

a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Ambassador

2.

at Tokyo regarding the opium and drug traffic in Formosa.

It is understood from the letter under

reference that the question of checking trans- shipment

at Hong Kong of opium destined for Formosa le under

consideration.

3.

If it is true, as stated in paragraph 9 of the enclosed despatch that such opium is also trans-shipped at Singapore, Mr. Secretary Churchill will probably wish

to consider the practicability of checking trans-shipment

at the latter port as well as at Hong Kong.

4.

A copy of a despatch to Sir G. Eliot on the

subject of the smuggling of opium from Formosa into

China is also enclosed herewith.

he Under Secretary of state,

Colonial office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

V. Gallery