CO129-516-5 Policy of Hong Kong government on the purchase and supply of opium 25-2-1929 - 10-5-1929 — Page 21

Mr.

Caine 1/5

Mr. Ellis 2

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Davis.

62836/29.

H.K.

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

S.0. for Sir G. Grindle's

signature.

DRAFT

SIR MALCOLM DELEVINGNE, K.C.B.,

946

Downing Street,

My dear Delevingne,

24 May, 1929.

(dft. herewith)

2 dfts.

Your letter S.0.209

of the 26th of April. I enclose

a copy of the telegram we have

sent to Hong Kong about the

proposals for an adjustment of

the price of Government Opium.

On further consideration, in view

of your objection to the exact

form of the assurance we proposed

to give about permission to

purchase Persian Opium, we have

left this out as we gave an

assurance

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