An appalling state of things pre~ vails in the Japanese occupied area: Dr. Hoo went on. Opium smoking openly encouraged there he alfrm= ed. "The invaders aim at a systemapoisoning of the Chinese people and'in doing this they pursue three aims: 1: To raise a revenue enabling the Japanese Army to cover part of its Invasion expenses, 2: To provide means of existence to Japanese, Korean and other undesirable ele ments, which the Japanese authori-les want to deport from Japan, 3: resistance' and to find out traitors amongst the Chinese, Mr, Stuart J, Fuller, American delegate, who spoke after Dr, Hoo, warmly congratulated the Chinese Government for their anti-drug action deemed that the present "deplorable" opium situation in the Far East could only improved if the Japanese Government would compel the Japanese military authorities radically to ban the importation of opium into. the occupied areas. At the same time, Tran should take immediate em cient measures to suppress the illicit opium trame to the Far East, And. the Porluguese Government should com: pel the Afacao authorities to cease Using this colony as a base for such raffle, he concluded,
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