CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927 — Page 100

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RECEIVED

23 FEB 1927 COL.OFFICE

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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.

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22nd February, 1927.

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Dear Paskin,

hv 2 Your letter to Strang of January 18th No. 30046/27

about Nemazee.

I must apologise for the delay of our reply,

but, apart from the growing pressure of China business

here, we hoped to write to you about this matter at the

same time as we consulted you about the terms of

reference for the new Committee of Ministers.

These

were also delayed, when the Chinese work took all our

attention, but they are now being put in hand.

Regarding Nemazee our own opinion is that we see

no reason for denying him ordinary facilities until

he is proved guilty, and that the onus of proof rests

upon the Hongkong Government, who are in the position

of potential prosecutors; we feel, however, that the

matter is essentially one which should be dealt with

J. J. Paskin, Esq., M.C.

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