CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 114

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OPIUM.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[July 14.]

SECTION 1.

[31706]

(No. 193.) Sir,

No 1.

Sir Edward Grey to Mr. Alston.

Foreign Office, July 14, 1913.

I HAVE received Sir J. Jordan's despatch No. 231 of the 4th ultimo, respecting the request of the Wai-chiao Pu that the import of Indian opium into the province of Chekiang should be prohibited under article 3 of the Opium Agreement of 1911.

approve the terms of the reply returned by Sir J. Jordan to the request of the Chinese Government.

I am, &c.

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E. GREY.