CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 80

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With reference to your Revenue Secretary's letter of 27th November forwarding Note of American Embassy, dated 21st

We are not in November. International Opium Commission.

but while possession of your views as to terms of reference; willing to lay before the Commission through Brunyate all the information in our power, we strongly urge that the following

be two questions should, in the best interests of India, excluded from the scope of the enquiry (1) issue and consumption of opium in this country, (2) arrangement for grad- ual and provisional restriction of Indo-Chinese opium trade. Sikhs and other important classes, who are in the habit of a moderate consumption of opium withour detriment, would have

and the latter would add their minds disturbed by the former; to the difficulties of a situation, financial or political, which, affecting Native States as well as ourselves, is already

We therefore trust that it may be extremely delicate. possible to exclude recommendations on these points in drawing up the terms of reference.

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