CO129-502-9 Opium traffic- activities of Nemazee family 1-12-1926 - 27-10-1927 — Page 87

Far East Left P

Home Office,

Whitehall,

S.W.1.

1st April, 1927.

10.

87

My dear Wilson,

You will remember my speaking to you at the

end of last year about the case of Nemazee of Hong Kong.

I was under the impression that you were going to look

into the matter and have a word with me again.

I understand, however, that the wise young men of the

Colonial Office and the Foreign Office have put their

heads together and have come to the conclusion that

Sir Malcolm Delevingne and I were wrong in the views

that we ventured to express. The instructions to be

given to the Government of Hong Kong are of course a

matter for you and if you decide to throw your mantle

once more over Nemazee and hope for the best, I shall

have nothing further to say. The Colonial Office

must realise, however, that the risk of a scandal is

not negligible; letting loose this man, with his

wealth, his experience and his connections throughout

the Middle and Far East is likely to prove a most

serious hindrance to the international control of the

illicit traffic in the Far East, and recent transactions