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(No. 51) Sir,
No. 1.
Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.
Foreign Office, February 15, 1911, I HAVE received your despatch No. 16 of the 10th ultimo enclosing a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's consul-general at Canton with regard to regulations recently issued at that place providing for the transference of the levy upon prepared opium from the Kuang Yuan office to the Canton Opium Guild.
I approve your action in entering a protest at the Wai-wu Pu, on broad grounds, against any such body being empowered to collect a tax upon an article of foreign import.
I am, &c.
E. GREY.
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