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608

Ensorted from India before it save-

In sort of India to under obligation to assist India in obtaining what the decisions, and, in any case,

would make concessions in the denied direction only on condition of concessions at least equal concessions to China in respect of the opium trade. 8. The proposal that

opium to be exported from India only under the Chinese flag is one which the Government of India could not accept.

But it might, perhaps, be possible to devise a system under which the Coast Customs could subject the opium duty and tax and hand the collections to the Chinese Government. Under such a system smuggling would be completely prevented that the Chinese Government could afford to make large concessions in return. If arrangements could be made whereby the annual revenue from present Indian revenue and the present abuses of opium were secured, possibility of China obtaining, through the agency of the Indian Government, a larger share than at present of the revenue derived from opium entirely stopped, the Government of India might be disposed to consider a proposal to introduce such a system.

7. There are, however, on the other hand, objections to the Government of India taking any share in the collection of the Chinese duties on opium exports completely.

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608 Ensorted from India before it save- In sort of India to under obligation to assist India in obtaining what the decisions, and, in any case, would make concessions in the denied direction only on condition of concessions at least equal concessions to China in respect of the opium trade. 8. The proposal that opium to be exported from India only under the Chinese flag is one which the Government of India could not accept. But it might, perhaps, be possible to devise a system under which the Coast Customs could subject the opium duty and tax and hand the collections to the Chinese Government. Under such a system smuggling would be completely prevented that the Chinese Government could afford to make large concessions in return. If arrangements could be made whereby the annual revenue from present Indian revenue and the present abuses of opium were secured, possibility of China obtaining, through the agency of the Indian Government, a larger share than at present of the revenue derived from opium entirely stopped, the Government of India might be disposed to consider a proposal to introduce such a system. 7. There are, however, on the other hand, objections to the Government of India taking any share in the collection of the Chinese duties on opium exports completely.

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608

Ensorted from India before it save-

In sort of India to under bigation to acciet Ihuia in obtaining what the dcecies, and, in any case,

would make concessions in the denied direction only on condition of reccions at least equal concrecious t China in respect ; the op uim trade. 8. The proposali that

hom

Shonet

Puum to exported from India only under

the Chintec Blag is one which the

↓

o India could not accept.

But it might, perhaps, be posible to devise a

¿ystem under which the Coot fludia could wobiect the Keize duty and tax and hand the collections

Ther

to the Thenize joot. Under such

a is stem amuighing would be

completely prevented that the Chinese cort could afford to make large

concessions in return. If arrangements

could be

made whereby the

an livenne from

precent indian levenue

and

the

here a bles

spiim were secured, pasibility & China obtaining, through the agsney of the Indian fort, a Cargen share than at present of

the

versmuc devird from oprim entrirly worsted, the fort of India might be disposed to consider a proposal to introduce such a

sistem.

سم

7. There are

however, on the other

kuna, objections to the foot of India

Taking any

share in the collection

# the Chinese duties on opuim Epporte

completely

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