CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 737

FROM

1923

Hofle

FOR CIRCULATION :—

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Beckett

Y Asst. U.S. of S. L. I. finder 30

Copy to you. 12 July 23 m/

.....

HỒNG KONG

DATE

25 June

SUBJECT

REC

$35

C.0

32330

RE 28 JUN 23,

Leisure of Smuggled fereran

Persian Opium.

9. Mr. Albert Bennett, To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, if he will give the full available facts regarding the recent seizure at Hong Kong of eight tons of smuggled Persian opium; and whether, seeing that Sir John Jordan stated at the Geneva meeting of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium that Perm2 US. q

he knew the company which had shipped the opium and the name of the vessel which had conveyed it, he will say what action the British Government has taken Park US in the whole matter. [Monday 2nd July.]

Secretary of State.

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الله

Writte reply

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