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Gentlemen:-
1920
POPEIGN OFFICE.
Re: 20 JAN 12
January 19th 1912.
483
ith reference to Mr.Langloy's tal::gram of
the 15th instant, I transuit to you, horowith, còn of
& duclaration regarding the application of the proposed
Opian Convention to His Majesty's Dominions und Fur
Eastorn poguessions which you should tacke and have in-
surbed in the Protocole as Clôture of the Convention.
You will observe that the terms of thia du-
claration differ slightly from those of the decl-retion
winud in Br.Mez : fller's letter of the 15th inebent
despro to ir Langley. The alterations have boon
We after consultation with the Incl: Office and
bonial Office who wished to make it quite clear tinut
Convention did not bind the Indian Hapiru or any
British Dominions or Colonies before the United Kingdom
was bound by it.
Fiferring
The substitution of the word sigİKL
ture for the words
adhering to
dhesion" was endured nocoplary by
the fact that all foreign Status who are not represented
at the conferent are to be invited to sign the Conven-
tion
1sh Delegates.