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• previous pafer kraederna opium
affic iv formos a
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and as regard Oprem kaffic with Virsianfulf see lov 63668/22 4p.p.
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Dear Paskir,
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AN 23 8th December, 1922.
£1.508,
The Colonial Office have sent us on from time to time copies of despatches from the Governor of Hong Kong reporting ases in which British and other ships hve loaded opium at ports in the Persian Gulf ostensibly for Hong Kong, but have got rid of the opium at lacao and other places before arriving at Hong Kong. If I remember rightly the Governor of Hong Kong has suggested that British ships should not be allowed to clear from Persian ports with opium for Hong Kong, at any rate until he has been communicated with by telegram, and that the Kaster of the ship who discharges opium at some port other than that stated at the tio of clearance should be liable to be banished. We have been consulting with the Foreign Office and Board of Trade as to the best means of dealing with these casÜS. The Foreign Office tell me that British shijs clearing from Fersian ports are subject to our ex-territorial jurisdiction, and that any necessary powers could be taken by King's Relations wer
aust Bosed of had suggest a Article 55 of the Fersian Courts und Islands Order in Council, 1907; would be possible NADALE to empower our Consular Officer at a iersian Fort to refuse clearance to a British ship with opiw ostensibly destined for Hong Kong unless and until he was satis flud that the recessary authority for the import of the of fun into Hong Kong bad been Given by the proper authority in the Colong. I am not quite clear, however, a to the situation in Hong Kong. I gather from the Hong Kong
though Orium Ordinance that apart from opium on its way under a bill of lading to some other place, the only imports of opium are for the Lovernment Lonopoly, If so, it would seem that the only onses in which Hong Kong could
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