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gelegram o Sir J. Jordan, No. 211, dated December 4th.
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Rece 'Red' !! DEC 07
My despatch No. 384 of the 14th. of August last
respecting opium.
I have received a note from the Chinese Government
Mated the 2nd. instant in which they express their high
appreciation of the cordial support which they have
received from His Majesty's Government.
The following is a substance of their reply to the
Various points in my memorandum of August 12th. last.
posal.
1. The Chinese Government agree to the proposal
of His Majesty's Government for an annual diminution
of export for a period of three years from January 1908
and accept the proviso which is attached to the pro-
They request however that the proportion annu-
ally diminished may be based on the average annual im-
port into China, which, they state, was according to
ustoms returns, during the five years 1901 to 1905,
,327 chests of 120 catties each.
2.
They accept the stipulation that officer
hall have no power to interfere.