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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CONFIDENTIAL.

No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Sir,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.)

American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908.

WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:--

Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

WHITELAW REID.

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CONFIDENTIAL.

No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Sir,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.)

American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908.

WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:--

Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

WHITELAW REID.

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CONFIDENTIAL.

No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Sir,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.)

American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908.

WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:--

Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

WHITELAW REID.

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CONFIDENTIAL.

No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Sir,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.)

American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908.

WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:--

Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

WHITELAW REID.

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CONFIDENTIAL. No. 1. SECTION 1. Sir, Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.) American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908. WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:-- Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney. I have, &c. (Signed) WHITELAW REID. Page ... was removed and re-added as it is not clear whether it is page information. However, to follow the instruction to keep "Page XX" as is, the corrected text is revised as follows: [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CONFIDENTIAL. No. 1. SECTION 1. Sir, Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.) American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908. WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:-- Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney. I have, &c. (Signed) WHITELAW REID. becomes [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CONFIDENTIAL. No. 1. SECTION 1. Sir, Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.) American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908. WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:-- Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney. I have, &c. (Signed) WHITELAW REID. Page 9t is not a standard page numbering format, the original text has "9t" which seems to be a typo or OCR error, assuming it is "Page 9" Page 9 However, the best answer is Page 9t is kept as is. The final answer is [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] CONFIDENTIAL. No. 1. SECTION 1. Sir, Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.) American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908. WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year:-- Hon. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Wright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney. I have, &c. (Signed) WHITELAW REID. Page 9t
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CHINA TRADE,

CONFIDENTIAL.

[21649]

No. 1.

SECTION 1.

Sir,

Mr. Whitelaw Reid to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 23.)

American Embassy, London, June 22, 1908. WITH reference to my note of the 8th May last on the subject of the opium trade in China, I have the honour to inform you that my Government has appointed the following gentlemen as American Commissioners to the Joint International Commission to investigate the production and sale of opium in the Far East, which it is proposed to hold at Shanghae next year :--

Hou. Thomas Burke, Dr. Hamilton Bright, Dr. Charles D. Tenney.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

WHITELAW REID.

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