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OPIUM.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[8620]
No. 1.
[February 20.]
SECTION 1.
Sir,
India Office to Foreign Office.-(Received February 26.)
India Office, February 25, 1914. WITH reference to Sir T. Holderness's letter of the 17th February on the subject of the opium stocks in the Far East, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to forward, for the information of Sir Edward Grey, a copy of a telegram received from the Government of India on the 23rd February.
I am, &c.
FRANCIS C. DRAKE.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Government of India to the Marquess of Crewe.
February 23, 1914.
(Telegraphic.) OPIUM. Please refer to telegram from Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to British Minister at Peking, No. 16, 4th February. We trust that no decision or commitment on Foreign Office recommendation will be arrived at before you hear more fully from We hope to send shortly despatch containing full statement of our position and detailed replies to arguments of Foreign Office and British Minister at Peking.
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