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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | China Opium Trade Profits: Statistics |
| Reference | BT 11/17 |
| Library | The National Archives |
| Date | 1921 |
| Description | Board of Trade files from 1921. The first entitled "(Proposed) conditions on which licenses for the export of opium and other narcotic drugs from the UK to other parts of the British Empire should be granted", the second "Japan. Forwarding copy of article from Japanese newspaper regarding alleged profits made by Great Britain and America from Chinese opium". Document also contains correspondence and reports on the Egyptian Cotton Control Scheme and a draft charter of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation. |
| Document Type | Report, Manuscript |
| Primary Commodity | Opium |
| Sub-commodity | Cotton |
| Theme | Trade and Commerce; Politics and Empire |
| Keywords | government, narcotic, exportation, importation, contraband, cultivation, profit, empire, licence |
| Region | East Asia, Middle East, Europe, North America |
| Places | China; Japan; UK; Egypt; USA |
| Copyright | The National Archives |