CO129-508-7 Opium on Macao market 10-1-1928 - 9-11-1928 — Page 97

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PORZION OPPICE, 8.7.1.

18th January, 1988.

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By Lord Marquess,

With reference to my despatch Fo. 3131 of December

22nd, 1927, regarding an mileged agreement between the

de vernment of inde-ikina and the dovernment of Bacme for

the supply of opium to the latter, I enclose a copy of an

extract from the Report of the Portuguese Government be

the League of Batine on the traffic in opium and dangereus

drugs in is meno, in which it will be seen that the

importation of Indian (Benares) spium from Kwang» Chow» #an

is openly avowed.

R. As this and the Annual Reports from other Governmen te

will be discussed at the April session of the £pium

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Advisory Committee, I anxious, before that time, te

regulate with the French Government not only the question

of the leakage from Indo-China of Indian opium supplied

to the Indo-Chinese do vernment for use in Indo-China, bit

alms that of the illisit traffic from Xwang-Chow-Wan to

Hengkong. It is, incident ally, remarkable that the

Anual Report of the French Government to the League of

Batiens for 1926 contains ne reference to Kwang- Qhow- Van,

although some particulars of the opium supplied to the

Leased Territory by the Government of Indo-ihina have

been given in at least one previous report.

3. I shall be glad, therefore, if Your Lordshīgo wil2

again press the French authorities for a reply to your

His Excellency

The Most Horsurable

The Karquess of Crowe, K.8..

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