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Eastern No. 171. Eastern colonies: 'Opium. Papers.' Includes papers relating to the...
Catalogue reference: CO 882/18
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This record is about the Eastern No. 171. Eastern colonies: 'Opium. Papers.' Includes papers relating to the... dating from 1934 Apr 5-1940 July 23 in the series War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Confidential Print Eastern. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1934 Apr 5-1940 July 23
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Eastern No. 171.
Eastern colonies: 'Opium. Papers.' Includes papers relating to the opium position in Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, Malay States; minutes of meetings of the Inter-Departmental Opium Committee; resolution on opium smoking adopted by the International Labour Conference, June 1936. (59 pages)
(In continuation of Eastern No. 160).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Eastern No. 171
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- Open Document, Open Description
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War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Confidential Print Eastern
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