CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 9

In any further communica

tion on this subject, please quote

No. 290/10.

and address----

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London

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13 JAN 10

FOREIGN OFFICE

January 17 1910.

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Sir: -

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknow-

Giv

ledge the receipt of your letter 33780/1909 of the 1st

instant asking that the Earl of Crewe might be fur-

nished, for the use of the Government of Hongkong,

with a list of the countries which prohibit or res-

trict the import of opium, morphine or compounds of

opium, and with copies of the regulations issued by

the Governments concerned.

Before taking any action in the matter, Sir E.

Grey desires me to draw your attention to the fact

that information regarding the arrangements in force

in these respects in the countries chiefly concerned

is contained in volume 2 of the published report of

the International Opium Commission, and to suggest

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that Sir F. Lugard should be asked whether he requires

further information respecting the countries treated

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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