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Sir:-
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ATHENS.
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11th April, 1914.
With reference to your despatch No. 33 of the 3rd
instant (1399/14), I have the honour to state that I
find that the Netherlands Minister has already address-
ed a short Note to the Greek Government urging them
to withdraw the reservation which they propose to
attach to their signature of the Opium Convention. I
have therefore addressed to them a Note of similar
purport, copy of which I have the honour to enclose.
The American Minister has sent in a longer and
more argumentative Note, and the Russian and French
Ministers have also made representations.
Confidential, My Dutch colleague informs me
that there having been some outcry in Germany against
the signature of the Convention by the German Govern-
ment, the latter have declined to make any fresh re-
presentations here: and further, that the Austro-
Hungarian Government have refused to sign the
Right Honourable
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G.,
&c., ac., &c.
Convention