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on record in my despatches to the legation. While the

scheme was in embryo I wrote to the Acting Povernor General

warming him that any legislation contrary to the stipul-

ations of the Additional Article to the thefoo Convention

would give rise to objection. To this a merely formal

reply was received and it was not until June 7th-the Ist.

day of the bth. moon- the day on which they were promul-

rated and on which the came into operation, that a copy

thereof reached me. On the following day Mesers. fassoun's

representative called on me and made ponerul remonstrance

against farther taxut ion of any kind on foreign opium

As from several of his statements it was clear that he had

failed to grasp the meaning of certain clauses, I, in order

to reassure him as to the correctness of my interpretation

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sent Mr. Acting Vice-Consul files to the Opium

Prohibition Bureau with instructions to ascertain their