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Sir:-
SHANGHAI,
26th February 1909.
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REC Rece 27 MAR 09,
I have the honour to report to you that the Opium Com-
mission closed to-day after almost continuous sittings
since the 1st of February.
The Commission was engaged for the greater portion of
the time in receiving and discussing the Reports which were
submitted by the several Delegations. Many enquiries were
made to elucidate these Reports, which not unfrequently
required that additional information should be obtained by
telegraphic communications to our respective Governments.
So soon as the Reports (except one from Russia) had
been dealt with, the Commission proceeded to consider the
resolutions which, presumably based on the Reports as ampli-
fied, the different Delegations had laid on the table.
I enclose a copy of these Resolutions, to which are an-
nexed the Resolutions as finally adopted. The whole Pro-
ceedings of the Commission are being printed, and copies
will in due course be forwarded to your Department.
On behalf of the British Commission I beg to request
that
Sir E. Grey, Bart.,
&C.,
&C..
&C.