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Mr. Fides.

In any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No. 38685/11.

and address

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

London,

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FOREIGN OFFICE

1911.

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Yes,

I

think Sir C.C. Smith would be the

best representative we could

sena he is very alert

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and firm. He is of course getting old and shaky,

but I dare say he could manage to go as

far as t he

Hague. I understand that the F.0. have kept him sup-

riled with the printed corresp. about opfum,

Jan

concur, and suggest Sir C. Smith, and send

11, [and

out corresp. to G v7. as proposed.

har after replying

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this point.

Jes

K.

L.12.

Art. 12/10

12.10.

13.10.11

Oct 2

Sir:-

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit

to you herewith to be laid before the Secretary of

State for the Colonies a copy of a note which has been

received from the Netherland Chargé d'Affaires announcing

that his Government have fixed December 1st, 1911 as

the date, for the opening of the Opium Conference at

The Hague.

Sir E. Grey proposes, with the concurrence of Mr.

Harcourt to reply that the date proposed will be ac-

ceptable to His Majesty's Government, and to express the

hope that a definite programme will be issued a reason-

able time before the meeting of the Conference.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Falampbell

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.