171).
Sir:-
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THE HAGUE REC
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The International Opium Conference assembled for
its Third Plenary Session on the 7th instant when after
some discussion by the Delegatos of Persia, France and
Portugal on the fact that so few Powers were represented
at the Conference, Monsieur Orumer, the First Netherland
Delegate, in the name of the Programme Committee pre-
sented formally to the Conference Chapters 1 und 2 (Raw
and Prepared Opium) and the three definitions, all of
which I transmitted to you in my preceding despatch.
These were adopted by the Conference, and discussion
was invited by the Chairman on Item (a) of Chapter I,
which reads "effective national laws and regulations to
control the production and distribution of Raw Opium".
On this subject we submitted to the Conference & Resolyć
tion "that this Conference is of opinion that effective,
national laws and regulations to control the produc-
tion and distribution of raw opium should be sabpted
by
Right Honourable
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,
&c., &c., &c.