CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 35

Copy.

No. 28.

Commercial (29775)

Sir:-

C.O

24091

REC?

GULHEKREG 14 JUL 13

11th June, 1913. 34

I have the honour to forward to you, herewith,

a copy which I have just received from the Treasurer

General of new Regulations which he has drawn up,

and which he desires to put into operation as soon

as possible, affecting the production and sale of

opium and its bye-products in Persia.

It would appear to me that some form of state

control in a country like this is essential and at a

time when the tendency in other countries is towards

a restriction of the area under poppy cultivation

and of the amount of opium manufactured annually

some provision for such restriction in Persia would

also appear desirable.

The draft Regulations enclosed, herewith, con-

tain no such provision though it is true that by

Article 5 paragraph 7 the right is reserved to limit

in each district, the number of factories, this

however, is a restriction which the Revenue Depart-

ment

The Right Honourable

Sir E. Grey, Bart., K.G.,

&c.,

&C.,

&c.