CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927 — Page 54

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persuade other Governments to take

the

steps to deal with/illicit traffic in

opium from the Persian Gulf.

The

Straits Settlements Government were

place any further

accordingly instructed not to employ

orders with

Mr. Nemagie, in future.

has

been

The Siamese Government/also had

dealing

placed order with this firm; and early

this year they were supplied with a

memorandum indicating his connection

with the illicit traffic, as a result of

which I expect they also will cease

to deal with him.

More recently

the Government of India has called

attention to the fact that the

Government of French-Indo China have

also employed the services of Nemazie

for the supply of opium, and it has

now been suggested that the Government

of India should warm the Indo-China

authorities as to Nemesie's antecedents

and tell them that instructions have

been given to British Colonial Governments

that