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CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
[August 31.]
SECTION 2.
C.O.
35403
RECEIVED
Mr. Howard to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 31.)
(No. 269. Confidential.) Sir,
Manchester, Massachusetts, August 24, 1905
WITH reference to my telegram No. 103, Confidential, of yesterday, I have the honour to inclose herewith extract of a private letter which I have received from Mr. Bacon, Acting Secretary of State, relative to the representation of Canada at the coming International Opium Conference, which is to meet in China in January next.
I have acknowledged Mr. Bacon's letter, and informed him that I have submitted his suggestion to you.
A copy of this despatch is being sent to the Governor-General of Canada.
(Personal.)
I have, &c.
(Signed) ESMÉ HOWARD,
Inclosure in No. 1.
Extract of Letter from Mr. Bacon to Mr. Howard.
I AM taking the liberty of making a suggestion, quite in a personal way. You will remember Mackenzie King, who was sent to England by Canada in the matter of Japanese immigration to Canada. I have been in correspondence with him a little on the subject of the regulation of opium traffic, about which he has made an investigation and report to the Canadian Government, based upon which they have recently passed an important law. As you know, there is to be an International Conference on the subject in China next January, for which we take the initiative, and in which we are officially, and I am personally, very much interested. Your Government has accepted, as you know, and, I believe, has already appointed Delegates.
Now I am coming to the point. I should very much like to have Canada represented directly at this Conference by Mackenzie King, who is very familiar with and an expert on the whole question. We should of course be very glad to make a suggestion officially, if you thought well of it, but that would hardly seem a proper thing for us to do. How can it be brought about if you see no objection? I am sure that Mackenzie King would be very glad to go.
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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
585
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[30209]
No. 1.
[August 31.]
SECTION 2.
C.O.
35403
RECE
Mr. Howard to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 31.)
(No. 269. Confidential.) Sir,
Manchester, Massachusetts, August 24, 1965, 08 WITH reference to my telegram No. 103, Confidential, of yesterday, I have the honour to inclose herewith extract of a private letter which I have received from Mr. Bacon, Acting Secretary of State, relative to the representation of Canada at the coming International Opium Conference, which is to meet in China in January next.
I have acknowledged Mr. Bacon's letter, and informed him that I have submitted his suggestion to you.
A copy of this despatch is being sent to the Governor-General of Canada.
(Personal.)
I have, &c.
(Signed) ESME HOWARD,
Inclosure in No. 1.
Extract of Letter from Mr. Bacon to Mr. Howard.
You
I AM taking the liberty of making a suggestion, quite in a personal way. will remember Mackenzie King, who was sent to England by Canada in the matter of Japanese immigration to Canada. I have been in correspondence with him a little on the subject of the regulation of opium traffic, about which he has made an investiga- tion and report to the Canadian Government, based upon which they have recently passed an important law. As you know, there is to be an International Conference on the subject in China next January, for which we take the initiative, and in which we Your Government has are officially, and I am personally, very much interested. accepted, as you know, and, I believe, has already appointed Delegates,
Now I am coming to the point. I should very much like to have Canada represented directly at this Conference by Mackenzie King, who is very familiar with and an expert on the whole question. We should of course be very glad to make a suggestion officially, if you thought well of it, but that would hardly seem a proper thing for us to do. How can it be brought about if you see no objection ? I am sure that Mackenzie King would be very glad to go.
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