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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Governmentü

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RECO REGP 19 AUG 10

OPIUM.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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No. 1.

[July 31.]

SECTION 1.

Mr. Max Müller to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received July 31.)

(No. 132.) (Telegraphic.) R.

YOUR telegram No. 112 of 30th July.

Peking, July 31, 1910.

I have reason to believe that Wai-wn Pu have informed Viceroy that tax is illegal except in cases where it was paid at time of purchase of raw opium. You will see from my various despatches that Wai-wu Pu have consistently refused to admit that levy of additional taxation of prepared opium at a treaty port is an infringement of additional article.

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