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

OPIUM.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[33338]

No. 1.

505

30132

Rros 15 SEP 11 August 24.]

SECTION 2.

Sir,

Colonial Office to Foreign Office.-(Received August 24.)

Downing Street, August 23, 1911. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th August with regard to the importation of uncertified opium into Hong Kong.

2. I am to transmit to you, for the information of Secretary Sir Edward Grey, the accompanying paraphrase of a telegram which has been sent to the Governor of Hong Kong, and to add that Mr. Harcourt sees no objection to the proposal that the prohibition of importation of prepared opium into China should come into force simultaneously with the prohibition of the import of uncertified opium into Houg Kong.

am, &c.

H. W. JUST.

P.S. Since the above letter was written the telegram of which a paraphrase is enclosed has been received from Sir F. Lugard.

H. W. J.

Enclosure 1 in No. 1.

Mr. Harcourt to Governor Sir F. Lagard.

Downing Street, August 19, 1911.

(Telegraphic.) P.

YOUR cypher telegram of the 1st August. Prohibition of import of uncertified opium should take effect from the 1st September. Minister at Peking wishes to know whether the expression "uncertified opium" as used by you is intended to cover opium of non-Indian origin. Please inform him direct as well as me.

(Confidential.)

(Telegraphic.) P.

Enclosure 2 in No. 1.

Governor Sir F. Lugard to Mr. Harcourt.

[Received August 22, 1911.]

IN reply to your cypher telegram of the 19th August, non-Indian will not at present be included in uncertified opium.

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