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4.
The appearance of an Article (21)providing
for the intercommunication of information.
5. The insertion of the word "ratification" in
the first line of Paragraph 9 of Article 26.
1. The addition of the word "règlements"
places administrative action on the same footing as
legislative action which appears to Sir E. Grey to be
desirable.
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2. According to information supplied to this
Office by Sir W. Collins, codeine has been omitted from
the provisions of the Convention owing to the opposi-
tion of the German Delegates who fie not consider thet
the harmful qualities of this substance had been
sufficiently established for it to be included. It will
be observed that, if and when such qualities EIE
generally recognised, codeine will, by virtue of clause
d of Article 14, fall within the provisions of the
Convention.
3. The words "Treaty Powers" are inserted
for the reason that China can herself take what measures
she