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October 30

In any further communica- tion on this subject, please quote

No.

and address---

43224/11.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London.

Sir:-

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10 NOV ⠀ FOREIGN OFFICE

November

1911.

With reference to previous correspondence on the

subject of the forthcoming International Opiun Confer-

ence, I am directed by Secretary Sir E.Grey to transmit

to you, to be laid before Mr.Secretary Harcourt, the

accompanying copy of a despatch from His Majesty's"

Chargé d'Affaires at Lisbon, and of a letter from the

Portuguese Minister at this Court,rèquesting the support

of His Majesty's Government in obtaining the consent of

the Chinese Government to the constriction of the Macao -

Canton Railway.

Sir E.Grey does not think that support could pro-

perly be given to an attempt to make such consent & con-

dition of the adoption by Portugal of a reasonable atti-

tude in the matter of opium. He would, however, before

replying to Senhor Teixeira-Gomes, be glad to be furn-

ished with Mr.Harcourt's views on the subject.

e Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am, Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Falampbell