CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 90

18

I

וי

Lot

...i

(P_323/6/87)

815,

Ostend J (20

I

88

YONKISH OFFICE, E.fol.

3rd February, 193,

I have ressived jour des patah. Hold of the 29th Jazmkry, enelosing the raply of the Portuguese Government

to your note relative to senditione under skich His

Majesty's Government would be prepared to sansider the

negotiation of

opium te kaORO»

agresnest for the supply of Indian

this note of the isntiegsens devarment is n09 engaging the attention of His Majesty's Gaverment, and a despatch will be addressed to you in due course setting forth their viens en thées counter-propostia. It is observed, however, that the Poringzone Government have

expressed ne opinien upa: the first of the conditions

suggested in paragraph

Both less = omaly,

my despatch No.7% of October

kono henseferth obtain the

vels of ite requirements of oştan from India”. This is a stipulatio:: to which Eis Hajesty's Government attach great importance; and you should therefore address a further nate to the Fortugnese Dersarment, pointing out that they have expressed me opinion with remed to this proposal, and saking whether they are prepared to as sept it.

I am, with great truth and regard,

Your obedient Servant,

(For the Secretary of State

(Signed) VICTOR WELLESLEY

ir La Carnegie, G«E«V«O«, Kabakkale,

ד

Page 90Page 91

82

!