CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924 — Page 484

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Any communication on the subject of this teller should be addressed to-

THE UNDER Secretary or STATE,

HOME OFFICE,

LONDON, S.W. 1,

and the following number quoted :—

447,651/61.

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HOME OFFICE,

WHITEHALL.

17th October, 1924.

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With reference to your letter (42809/24) of the 1st instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Henderson to say that no evidence has so far been obtained in this country of illicit transactions by Nemazee; few, if any of them, apparently have any connection with Europe. In his letter of the 16th May last the Secretary 23965 sof State suggested that steps should be taken by the Governor to

which obtain proof of the shipment of opium by llenazee to China he stated was notorious as such shipments would clearly be a breach of Article 38 of the Hong Kong Ordinance, the importation

He also of opium into China being forbidden by the Chinese law. concurs in the Foreign Office suggestion mentioned in the letter from that Department to the Colonial Office (F 1630/205/87) of the 28th May last, to take proceedings in respect of the Ferrara con- signment if Nemazec is unable to show that uzsecivve any

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authority from the Portuguese authorities)

sfor its import into Macao. The evidence of the Dutch authorities at Sabang may be useful for

The the purpose of any proceedings taken in regard to this case. Secretary of State is unaware whether, in respect of the shipments from Persia by Hemazee which have been made since the date of the Hong Kong Ordinance/of December 1923, it has been possible for the Governor to obtain any evidence that any of the shipments had been made to the destination of Japanese or other ports in respect of which the necessary authority had not been obtained from the Japanese or other authorities if it has, proceedings could The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.