CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926 — Page 26

June and the 31st of October 1924, and which

had only been in suspense owing to Nemazee's

absence from the Colony.

3. On the other hand, no evidence had

been produced to me to indicate that the

statements made to His Majesty's Representa-

tives in Persia that the Hong Kong

member of the family had gone out of the

opium business, were incorrect, or that he

is in any way responsible for the

transations in opium which were alleged

to be carried on by other members of the

family.

4.

I was also influenced by the

consideration that if it could be proved at

any time that he were re-engaging in the

illicit traffic in opium, it would

be possible to proceed against him under

Section 4 of the Opium Ordinance.

a section which (it will be recalled) was

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enacted in 1924 with specific reference to

(H.0.23965/24) (H.0.49286/24)

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