CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919 — Page 504

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Sir,

April 17 th, 1919.

From Wat Chiao Pu to His Kajesty's Minister.

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For the past ten years China has, in the matter of enforcing the suppression of opium, received the support both of Great Britain and

the of/other friendly Powers, for which support the Chinese Government

is most grateful.

With regard to the question of the restriction of the importa- tion of opium, I have the honour to observe that, while the restric- tion on Indian opium has in the past, in consequence of the Agree- ment between Great Britain and China, not been complete, the Wai Tu Pu in its notes of March 1908 and July 1911 had the honour to inform Your Excellency and the other foreign Representations of

ng the method adopted for restrictix the importation of opium from Persia, Turkey and other countri es.

The term of the Agreement between Great Britain and China having now expired, a similar restriction should in future be ap-

I have the

plied to theimportation into China of Indian opium, honour therefore to request Your Excellency to inform such British merchants as may deal in pium that they must not import Indian opium into China, I have also the honour to state that the prohi→ bi ti on against importati on applies to all opium irrespective of its

country of provenance,

I have the honour to request Your Excellency to act in accord- ance with the above and to favour me with a reply.

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(Seal of the Wai Chiao Pu).