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American Covernment it is understood had
in view the investigation of the opium
trade and the opium habit in the Fur
East, with the object of arriving at a
decision as to whether the consequences
were not such that civilized powers should
do what they could to put a stop to it.
A preliminary investigation of the facts
by means of a Commission before the sub-
ject of restrictive and repressive mea-
Burus could be profitably considered was
also pronounced to be necessary by the
French Foreign Office in their Wote of
the Bro July, 1907, which you more good
enough to communicate to me on October
30th lust.
In the opinion of His "ujeety's Gov-
erment # Commission sitting at Shanghai
would be well placed for making the de-
tailed enquiry advocated in that Note,in-
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