CO129-372 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 5

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

OPIUM.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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14293 [March 23.]

SECTION 2 MAY 10

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(No. 45.)

(Telegraphic.) R.

No. 1.

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Max Müller.

Foreign Office, March 23, 1910.

YOUR telegram of the 21st March. Government of India concur in suggestion contained in Sir J. Jordan's despatch No. 372 [of the 12th October, 1909: Opium] as to desirability of enquiry this year into opium production in China. We propose to ask Sir A. Hosie to undertake investigation. Do you concur?

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