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COLONIAL

OFFICE

1st July, 1924.

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Dear Grindle,

I have prepared the enclosed draft of a Memorandum

for submission to the Cabinet on the question of the policy

to be adopted by the British Government at the Far Eastern

Conference in November. You will see that we have come to

the conclusion here that the right policy is prohibition

after a fixed period of grace. We hope the Colonial

Office will be able to take the same view. It is really

the only honest solution if registration and rationing are

impossible. It rids us of emba:rassments and puta us in a

far better position diplomatically. The matter is becoming

urgent, as we ought to get a decision out of the Cabinet before they separate for the holidays.

I am sending a copy of the draft to Waterlow at the

Foreign Office for his information.

Yours sincerely,

Malcolen &cleereigne

P.S. I should prefer not to say anything to the Judia office until arban descuened the seefedt. Ochoa

ourrelen

Sir Gilbert Grindie, K.C.M.G.,O_B__

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