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Sir:-

SHANGHAI,

26th February 1909.

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REC Rece 27 MAR 09,

I have the honour to report to you that the Opium Com-

mission closed to-day after almost continuous sittings

since the 1st of February.

The Commission was engaged for the greater portion of

the time in receiving and discussing the Reports which were

submitted by the several Delegations. Many enquiries were

made to elucidate these Reports, which not unfrequently

required that additional information should be obtained by

telegraphic communications to our respective Governments.

So soon as the Reports (except one from Russia) had

been dealt with, the Commission proceeded to consider the

resolutions which, presumably based on the Reports as ampli-

fied, the different Delegations had laid on the table.

I enclose a copy of these Resolutions, to which are an-

nexed the Resolutions as finally adopted. The whole Pro-

ceedings of the Commission are being printed, and copies

will in due course be forwarded to your Department.

On behalf of the British Commission I beg to request

that

Sir E. Grey, Bart.,

&C.,

&C..

&C.