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Tho Under-Secretary of State.
Foreign Ofios.
Sir:-
London.
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FOREIGN OFFICE
15
January 22, 1914.
!
I am directed by Secretary Sir E.Grey to inform
you that attention has been called to the fact that no
provision is included in the International Opium
Convention for the accession of colonies or dependencies
subsequent to ratification of the Convention by the
mother country.
Great Britain is naturally affected in an especial
degree by this omission. The effect of it will be that,
if this country ratifies, the subsequent accession of
colonies outstanding at the time of ratification will
not be covered by that ratification and separate rati-
fications would be required to cover every occasion when
the Convention was signed in respect of a colony for
which there is no precedent.
The simplest way out of this difficulty would be
to suggest to the Netherland Government that a protocol
should be drawn up to provide for future accessions,
and
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.