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felt doubtful of the attitude of the home authorities.

If you hear any thing on the subject when you are in

Singapore I shall be most grateful if you will let me know.

When in India I was a strong advocate of forcing up the

price in the consuming countries; perhaps financial considera-

tions subconsciously affected my opinion. I am now

convinced that the process of making opium dear - both to

the purchasing Governments and through them to their

consumers though justifiable up to a point, was carri ed

much too far.

Yours ever,

鲁

(Sa.) E.M. Cook.