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N° CONFIDENTIAL.

Copies to:-

Canton No.268.

Swatow. Bushire.

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15 FEB 1927

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Sir,

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30 NOV 1926

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

HONGKONG.

27th October, 1926.

I have the honour to forward for your

information copies of a minute and report by the Superintend ent of Imports and Exports concerning the seizure of certain documents relating to the financing of shipments of Persian opium on the S.S. "Philadelphia". Two recent voyages of thi ship are referred to in the confidential despatches dated 3rd December, 1925 and 7th September, 1926, from the British Resident, Bushire, to His Majesty's Principal Secretary of

State for Foreign Affairs.

2.

There is no objection on the part of this Government to the substance of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports' report being communicated to the League of Nations, but I would request that the namos and addresses mentioned should not be given.

3.

Copies of this despatch and its enclosures

are being sent to the Resident Bushire, and to the Consul-

General at Canton and the Consul at Swatow.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

good i font

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. ALERY, M.P.,

&c.,

&c.

&c.

Governor, &c.