CO129-498-14 Illicit traffic in opium and drugs 4-12-1925 - 30-11-1926 — Page 49

20th Aus:

CF.6675/26

#K

DOWNING STREET,

332

30 September, 1926.

Sir,

I am directed by Mr. Secretary Amery to transmit

to you for the information of Secretary Sir #Joynson-

Hicks the accompanying copy of a confidential despatch

from the Governor of Hongkong with copies of the

enclosures, in regard to certain recent seizures of cocaine.

The Secretary of State's despatch of the 1st of

July 1925 was a formal despatch transmitting to the

Governor copy of a note (with enclosure) dated the 15th

of June 1925 from His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Berlin,

of which it is understood a copy was sent to the Home

Office under Foreign Office reference F 2375/106/87 of the

22nd of June 1925.

I an,

'sir. Sir,

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

HOME OFFICE.

Your most obedient servant,

(Signed) G, GRINDLE.