Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1909

File No. 774/525.

The Acting Secretary of State to the Italian Ambassador.

Department of State,
Washington, January 23, 1909.

Excellency: Referring to my informal communication of the 9th instant,¹ regarding the Joint Opium Commission, which is shortly to meet at Shanghai, I have the honor to inform you that this Government has consulted the various powers participating in the coming conference, and I am now happy to be able to invite your Government to delegate representatives who will take part in the deliberations, which it is hoped will result in restricting, and be instrumental in the final suppression of, the opium evil.

Accept, etc.,

Robert Bacon.

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