CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926 — Page 65

H3H, CONG

COEFIAMMAL

sir.

70

C. 13188/26 H Mong

Downing street,

9

August, 1986.

With reference to the deupasch 20.118-8 dated

the 7th of March from His Majesty's Coneul Jeneral,

saabire, reporting the departure of Haji Muhe mess.d Haasan Bonasi from Persis for Hong Kong, I have the

Perala

honour to transmit to you the socompLaying copies of further despatches from His lisjesty's Minister at fehren covering & Memorandum in regard to Nemani's Lotivities during the past year, and the Botes of a conversation between His Majesty's Consal, Shirar, and Hemuxi'a

#egond son. These documents throw some farther light on the illicit traffic in opium carried on by the Hemsi family, e.g. the treffio in indien opium with Chine - organized by the elder Non-gee from Hongkong

At a time

when the drisiah Governsent ( of which he was & subject) had under tukea to stop the export of Indian opium to Chine

2. It would ayyour from the documents that the amendment of the Hong Kong Opium Ordinance in 1924, and the promulgation of the King's Regulations for the aontrol of the carriage of opâum from the Persian half in British ships have, to a considerable extent achieved their object in restricting the opportunities of thí s firm to carry on their ruffie in opium under the British

flog:

COVEABOA,

SIA C. OLEHARI, E.0.1.)..

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