[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL,
[13489]
No. 1.
18674
[April 21.
SECTION 2 REG 26 MAY 06
342
Sir E. Satow to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received April 21.)
(No. 91.) Sir,
Peking, March 3, 1906. WITH reference to your despatch No. 11 of the 12th January and to my telegrams Nos. 29 and 33 of the 23rd and 26th February respectively asking for instructions, which were given in your telegrams Nos. 33 and 36 of the 26th and 27th February, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a note which I have addressed to the Wai-wu Pu, informing them of the conditions on which His Majesty's Government would consent to the adoption of measures for the prohibition of the entry into China of morphia and instruments for its injection, except for medical purposes.
I also have the honour to inclose copy of an unofficial letter which I have addressed to each of my colleagues acquainting them of the above, and stating that His Majesty's Government are desirous of hastening the adoption of the measure contemplated by Article XI of the British Commercial Treaty of 1902, which is supplemented as regards the means of hypodermic administration by Article XVI of the American Treaty of 1903.
In communicating a copy of the second inclosure to my American colleague, I have expressed the belief that it would afford much satisfaction to His Majesty's Government if the United States' Government should see their way to concur in these proposals.
I have, &c. (Signed)
ERNEST SATOW,
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ch'ing.
Your Highness,
Peking, March 1, 1906, WITH reference to the correspondence which took place between us in October last respecting a notification issued by the Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai, stating that the importation of morphia was prohibited, except to physicians and druggists, I have the honour to inform your Highness that His Majesty's Government greatly appreciate the readiness with which the Chinese Government corrected the oversight that had been made in the issue of the notification in question. At the same time, considering that the desire of your Highness' Government to prevent the indiscriminate sale of the drug is in itself laudable, they have instructed me to state that they would be willing to consent to the prohibition of the entry of morphia and of instruments for its injection into China, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
1. That the Chinese Government should, in the first place, obtain the consent of all the Treaty Powers.
2. That they should take effective measures to prevent the manufacture in China of morphia and instruments for its injection.
3. That sufficient notice should be given beforehand before the prohibition comes into force, in order that the importers of the drug may be protected from the injury which would result from the measure being sprung upon them.
4. That provision should be made for the importation into China of morphia for medicinal purposes and of instruments for its administration, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article XI of the British Treaty, and that on such morphia and instruments a duty not exceeding 5 per cent. ad valorem should be imposed.
I have the honour to observe, with regard to condition (2), that the Chinese Government cannot effectively prevent the manufacture of morphia and instruments...
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.)
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CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL,
[13489]
No. 1.
18674
[April 21.
PRECH
SECTION 2 REG 26 MAY 06
342
Sir E. Satow to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received April 21.)
(No. 91.) Sir,
Peking, March 3, 1906. WITH reference to your despatch No. 11 of the 12th January and to my telegrams Nos. 29 and 33 of the 23rd and 26th February respectively asking for instructions, which were given in your telegrams Nos. 33 and 36 of the 26th and 27th February, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a note which I have addressed to the Wai-wu Pu, informing them of the conditions on which His Majesty's Government would consent to the adoption of measures for the prohibition of the entry into China of morphia and instruments for its injection, except for medical purposes.
I also have the honour to inclose copy of an unofficial letter which I have addressed to each of my colleagues acquainting them of the above, and stating that His Majesty's Government are desirous of hastening the adoption of the measure contemplated by Article XI of the British Commercial Treaty of 1902, which is supplemented as regards the means of hypodermic administration by Article XVI of the American Treaty of 1903.
In communicating a copy of the second inclosure to my American colleague, I have expressed the belief that it would afford much satisfaction to His Majesty's Government if the United States' Government should see their way to concur in these proposals.
I have, &c. (Signed)
ERNEST SATOW,
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ch'ing.
Your Highness,
Peking, March 1, 1906, WITH reference to the correspondence which took place between us in October last respecting a notification issued by the Commissioner of Customs at Shangliae, stating that the importation of morphia was prohibited, except to physicians and druggists, I have the honour to inform your Highness that His Majesty's Government greatly appreciate the readiness with which the Chinese Government corrected the oversight that had been made in the issue of the notification in question. At the same time, considering that the desire of your Highness' Government to prevent the indiscriminate sale of the drug is in itself laudable, they have instructed me to state that they would be willing to consent to the prohibition of the entry of morphia and of instruments for its injection into China, subject to the following conditions and exceptions *--
1. That the Chinese Government should, in the first place, obtain the consent of all the Treaty Powers.
2. That they should take effective measures to prevent the manufacture in China of morphia and instruments for its injection.
3. That sufficient notice should be given beforehand before the prohibition comes into force, in order that the importers of the drug may be protected from the injury which would result from the measure being sprung them.
4. That provision should be made for the importation into China of morphia for medicinal purposes and of instruments for its administration, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article XI of the British Treaty, and that on such morphia and instruments a duty not exceeding 5 per cent. ad valorem should be imposed.
I have the honour to observe, with regard to condition (2), that the Chinese Government cannot effectively prevent the manufacture of morphia and instruments
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