CO129-343 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 361

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FOREIGN OFFICE,

March 1st, 1907.

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Sir:-

I am directed by Secretary Sir F. Grey to trans-

mit to you to be laid before the Secretary of State

for India a copy of a note from the French Ambassador

enquiring the views of His Majesty's Government in

regard to the measures proposed for the suppression

of the use of opium in the Chinese Imperial Fdict of

September 20th last, as well as for the prohibition

of the use of morphia.

Sir E. Grey proposes, if Mr. Secretary Morley

concurs, to reply in the following terms in regard

to the question of opium.

It is not possible for His Majesty's Government

to express any definite opinion in regard to these

proposals until they have ascertained the views of

the Government of India whom they are now consulting,

but the matter is engaging their serious attention

der Secretary of State,

India Office.

and