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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]
C. O.
OPIUM.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[31791]
No. 1.
[July 27.]
SECTION 1.
Colonial Office to Foreign Office.~(Received July 27.)
Sir,
Downing Street, July 26, 1912, I AM directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, with reference to letter to the Colonial Office of the 19th July, copy of certain papers on the subject of the importation of Persian and Turkish opium into Hong Kong.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
I am, &c.
JOHN ANDERSON,
(Telegraphic.) P.
Governor Sir. F. May to Mr. Harcourt.
YOUR cypher telegram of 13th July.
[Received July 22, 1912.)
There is a
There is no objection to prohibiting import of Turkish opium. considerable export of Persian to Formosa for the [groups undecypherable] and for use of opium farmer Japanese Government. I suggest that to preserve this legitimate trade all Persian opium imports should be placed in a licensed warehouse under Government control, and that export to Formosa be permitted on the requisition of the Japanese Government, and to nowhere else. This will require fresh legislation, which could be passed early in August,
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Sir,
Colonial Office to India Office.
Downing Street, July 26, 1912. WITH reference to the letter from this department of the 15th July, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to request you to lay before the Marquess of Crewe the accompanying paraphrase of a telegram which has now been received from the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the importation of Persian and Turkish opium,
2. It appears to Mr. Harcourt that Sir F. H. May's proposals will meet the views of the Government of India, and he therefore proposes, unless Lord Crewe has any further objection to urge, to approve them by telegraph.
3. I am to request the favour of an early reply,
A
copy of this letter has been sent to the Foreign Office.
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I am, &c.
H. J. READ.