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In any further communication on

this, please quote

No 1630/205/87.

and address,

but to--

not to any person by name,

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W. 1.

C.O.

25633

29 MAY 24

FOREIGN OFFICE.

3... 1.

May 28th, 1924.

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sir,

HO-23965 ́S

9346

With reference to the letter from the Home

Office No. 422719/87 of the 16th instant, regarding the

opium situation in Hongkong, a copy of which has been

forwarded to this department, I am directed by ir, Secretary Ramsay MacDonald to state, for the omsideration of Mr. Secretary Thomas, that he concura generally in the views expressed therein, and earnestly hopes that Sir R. Stubbs may be instruoted to take energetic measures against all persons and firms suspected of complicity

in the opium traffic.

2.

As regards the particular case of Mr.

Nema zeǝ

>

I am to refer to Foreign Office letter F 509/41/87,

of February 25th last, regarding the opium shipment on

the s.s. "Ferrara" which would appear to afford sufficient

evidence to enable Mr. Hemazee to be prosecuted for importing opium into Macao without a licence.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

B

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