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on record in my despatches to the legation. While the
scheme was in embryo I wrote to the Acting Povernor General
warming him that any legislation contrary to the stipul-
ations of the Additional Article to the thefoo Convention
would give rise to objection. To this a merely formal
reply was received and it was not until June 7th-the Ist.
day of the bth. moon- the day on which they were promul-
rated and on which the came into operation, that a copy
thereof reached me. On the following day Mesers. fassoun's
representative called on me and made ponerul remonstrance
against farther taxut ion of any kind on foreign opium
As from several of his statements it was clear that he had
failed to grasp the meaning of certain clauses, I, in order
to reassure him as to the correctness of my interpretation
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sent Mr. Acting Vice-Consul files to the Opium
Prohibition Bureau with instructions to ascertain their