CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924 — Page 478

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Bir John Jamieson said he emid not agres with what Mr.

Fletcher had said. 21ere would be no disorder if opium smoking

were prohibited in ilong kong, and awoh a seasure would be welcomed throughout China.

It ma mot just to say that opium moking is prevalent throughout Jhima. The frevince of Chensi, for

exa.ple, wax free frm it.

Mr. Pistoler agreed that he did not apprehend that suppres - sion would lend to greve disorder or that the Colony would get out of hand, and amid tƐmt his Government more quite willing to

prohibit opim smoking by legislation, but it must be recognised

that until the sources of supply re out off,much a nosaɑre

prepaus on lihalf of

Inétrusted by nič Goverment

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expressly

would be simply "aye-wash”.

{to suggest that Great Britain should ask the League of Nations to

findage and out to the Fur last a Coomission to examine the problem on

fr, the spot, ami to visit not only Eritish Territories bat alse themse „vm of Indo-China md Toono agu other places where oplan van smoked.

presores who had aberachy Uren ecensered in the green culturing The Camlesion should be composed, not of experte, but of, say,

that

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not agus fhould be routed or it would clear the air) Guddu, táře really that & //ross 120ts. It should visit the 'hilippines in particular, 88

A French mand opinion the Philippiced be as interesting tat mule sher up the `pper{ny of the serious operion on Indo Chiric

Bir Valeola Delevin re did not think the appointment of nuohj

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Ketchu vas not composed of exywrts, it would find it extremely hard to ge stated that

behind what it was told by the various Coverment and, in any sang þit could bardly add to the mane of information which had been

acoumulated upen the subject. The difficulty was not to

cics, arosrtain the facts which were already wellknown but to form a

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Er. Berton considered that the Commissien had its good pointe

́as it might sosure uniformity of method and, from the point of

TC view of propaganda (a concern of Foreign Offiss), it would be

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