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POPEIGN OPPICE...
February 14th 1912.
12
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In reply to your letter of the 7th instant, 881/12,
I ca directed by the fucrutary of Rtute for Poreign
Affaire to transmit to you herewith to be leid before
the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Trumantry copiee
of the International Opius Convention as signed at The
Hagio on Tunery 23rd and of the Protocole de Clôture
of the Conference.
I da so request you to draw Their Lordships atten-
tion to the fact that certain of the provisions of the
Tonvention will, if the Convention 1, ultla tely ratified
by His Majesty'. Coverment require lvpislation in ordur
to give thom statutory effect, und Bir E.froy notua
with satisfaction that Their Lordchipa are propared to
authorize the Clatone and Excine Topurtant to act as
the nublend agency for carrying out the policy involved
in the Convention, but in regard to their request that
Bir 5.Cruy should undertake the defence of the pulley
adopted and of any logiolation required to cive epetutor)
effect
to the Traumary.
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