CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927 — Page 51

30046/27 HK

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Paskin

6/8/27

Mr.

Mr. Ellis

Mr.

Mr. E. J. Harding.

Sir C. Strachey,

Sir J. Shuckbfrgh,

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Dabis.

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Omsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

M. Amery,

3 drafts.

DRAFT.

W. J. WORTH, ESQ.,

Quarto for Mr. Paskin's signature.

Confidential.

Colonial Office.

12 August, 1927.

C. D. R 8-AUG

D

British North Borneo Company.

Relioune 12 AUG 1927 %

Copy to Sir Malcolm Delevingne with draft herewith and copy to be placed on File 30801/27

Eastern.

Dear Worth,

You are, of course, aware that

most of the Far Eastern Governments

(British Colonial and others) which used

to get practically the whole of their

supplies of opium from India have been

compelled to turn to Persia to supplement

their restricted supplies of Indian opium.

The cumulative effect last year was

to create a boom in Persian opium. This

is a matter which may well excite comment

at Geneva.

A particularly favourable

opportunity