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In any further communication
on this subject, please quote
No.
31673/11.
and adress-
The Under-Secretary of State.
Foreign Office,
hediate.
Sir:-
Loudon.
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August 14th, 1911.
I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknow-
You
ledge the receipt of your letter 25282/1911 of the
4th. instant and to state, for the information of Mr.
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Secretary Harcourt that he concurs in the proposal to
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inform the Governor of Hongkong that the prohibition
of the import of uncertified opium into that Colony
should, as suggested, take effect from the 1st. September.
His Majesty's Minister at Peking was informed of
this decision on the 10th, instant and was instructed
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in the sense suggested in the third paragraph of your
letter. A telegram dated August 11th, has now been
received from him enquiring whether the expression
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"uncertified opium", as used by Sir F. Lugard, is in-
tended to cover opium of other than Indian origin.
Sir E. Grey would be glad to learn what reply
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
should