180
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I. VR
A
382
were involved in Item (a) of Chapter II of the Programme
the discussion of the American Resolution under that
It
head was postponed to the next day, December 13th. was than supported by the Chinese Delegation, and the Portuguese Delogate, in a speech to which I would call your attention, had an opportunity of explaining the
attitude of his Government towards this important
question. After some further discussion the resolution
was accepted unanimously in the following terms:-
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*It is agreed that all Goverments represented in
the Conference should take measures for the gradual and effective suppression of the manufacture alstribution and use of prepared opium with due regard to the vary-
ing circumstances of each country concerned."
In the meantime, after the vote on the Netherland Resolution on December 12th the Conference proceeded to
the consideration of the various American resolutions
under the remaining heads of Chapter II. No difficuly
was encountered in these discussions except with regard to the proposal under Item (c) for mutual notification. In this, as in the analogous case under Itom c. of
Chapter I, the resolution was withdrawn and none has
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been
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