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CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
C. O.
12537 [March 26.] SECTION 1.
APR 07
Sir Edward Grey to M. Cambon.*
Your Excellency,
WITH reference to my note of the 1st instant, I have the honour to inform your
Foreign Office, March 26, 1907. Excellency that it is not possible for His Majesty's Government to express any definite opinion in regard to the measures proposed for the suppression of the use of opium in the Chinese Imperial Edict of the 20th September, 1906, until they have considered the views of the Government of India, which have only just been received, but the matter is engaging their serious attention, and they will communicate with he French Government again as soon as a definite decision is arrived at.
The Chinese Government had, prior to the receipt of the proposals, been inforrued hat His Majesty's Government were ready to consider any measures which were irected to the restriction of the use of native as well as of foreign opium.
[2394 cc-1]
bave, &c. (Signed) E. GREY.
* Also to Count de Bosdari, mutatis mutandis.
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