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REG FEB 13 |

January 9th, 1913.

Sir:-

I immediately, on receipt of your Telegram of

November 9th last, addressed enquiries, in accordance

with your instructions, to the Mexican Government as

to the amount of opium imported into this country,

their estimated annual requirements thereof, and whether

they were prepared to take steps to prevent its im-

portation in accordance with the Convention of 1912.

A few days previously, in compliance with a Des-

patch I had received from the Governor of HongKong,

had addressed to them another Note suggesting an

arrangement by which it might be possible to check

the import of opium, and making enquiries on other

points.

I

I have repeatedly brought the matter to the atten-

tion of the Mexican Government but have only succeeded

at last, in eliciting from them the figures for the

import of opium for the last five years which are

he Right Honourable

Sir Edward Grey, Hart., K.G., M.P.

LiC.,

&c.,

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