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per mursion to import this existing stocks into China.
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the minister.
the Jonito raised
Sir 7. Ingard aphed (En/29624/1) that Minter Les han informed that the guest as to Persian ofmin in withdrawn by the merchants: авиат
It appears from 70/28527/11 that the Chinese authorities class Persian & Turkish apmin under the Lead "Persian"
There the matter rests: search in the Gazettes or the Register fails to produce any thing Onljcet: : it to hows therefore that so far
know, Persian apuim is not prohibited
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject the undermentioned letter and number may be quoted, and the reply addressed 10-
The Under Secretary of State for India,
India Opice,
R. & S.1298.
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London, S. W.
Whitehall,
00
14074
India Office,
Whitehall
London, S. W
Yeh May, 1912.
9 MAY 12,
500
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary of State for India
in Council to state, for the information of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the
Government of India have enquired whether, in view of
the
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the prohibition of the importation of Turkish and
Persian opium into China from the 1st January last,
the importation of these varieties of opium into
Hong Kong is now prohibited, as the importation of
uncertificated Indian opium has been prohibited since
the 1st September last. They refer in this
connection to Sir J. Jordan's telegram to Sir Edward
Grey, No.184, of the 28th August last, a copy of which
was no doubt communicated to your Department.
Faw
Med
Partl
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I am to ask that, with Mr. Secretary 'Harcourt's
permission, this Department may be informed as to the
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
answer
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