CO129-498-18 Activities of Haji Muhammad Hasan Namazi- connection with the opium traffic 5-5-1926 - 24-12-1926 — Page 92

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He then referred to the ignorant, but strong impression

among Persians that the British Government was by these

Regulations, and generally, trying to step the Persian

trade in opium in order to favour Indian opium, and find it

a market. He instanced the prejudice of the U.S.A.

Financial Advisers at Tehran which had caused them to fall

into the same error.

The Chinese prefer Indian to Persian opium for smoking,

just as there are different tastes in tobacco; and in 1919

it was represented to Mr. Namazi that, if he mixed a pro-

portion of Indian chests in his Persian shipments, a batter

sale and prices would be obtained in China. He was the

first therefore to cause Indien opium to be sent to Bushire,

where, in the proportion of, say, 50 to 250 or 300 ches ta

it was shipped to China. This went on till 1924, thereby

assisting the sale of Persian opium and prices obtained.

Then someone represented to the Persian Government that the

bringing of Indian opium to Bushire for re-shipment was

dameging Persian opium trade, and the U.S.A. Advisers

shortsightedly - though he thought they were also actuated

by a special animus against his firm for some reason

or other,

from Persia.

prohibited the re-shipment of Indian opium

H.G.O.