CO129-384 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 383

In any further communication

on this subdect, please quote

No.

33412/11.

and address —

The Under-Secretary of State.

Foreign Office,

Mediate.

Sir:-

Erfurt-246

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REC

FOREIGN OFFICE

Rro 26 AUG

8th, 1911.

London.

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With reference to your letter 26822/1911 of the

,of 23rd. instant I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey

to transmit to you, to be laid before Ir. Secretary

Harcourt, copy of a letter from Messrs. E. D. Sassoon

and Company respecting the importation of uncertified

opium into Hongkong.

Sir E. Grey proposes to inform Messrs. Sassoon

that the importation of Indian uncertified opium into

that Colony will be prohibited from the 1st. September

next, and I am to request that he may be informed with

as little delay as possible whether Mr. Harcourt con-

curs in this reply.

I a,

Sir,

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

bruhaller