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ancontrolled production of taese drugs and the facilities
granted for their export to any country which does not
actually prohibit their importation has become one of the
worst phases of the opium drug traffic. Furthermore, the
re-exportation of opium from Great Britain and from
countries other then Great Eritsin levda to such movementa
not always being recorded and tends to Iscilitate illicit
traffic. In the opinion of tais association the importa-
tion of opium into ŭreat Britain should be limited to the
actusl legitimate medioni requirements of tus country and
ine L approved legitimate exporta to other countries.
yorts of morphis into Japan for the years 1917, 18 & 19
were as follows: 1917 600.224 08.. 1910 165,067 02..
1919
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409,109 os. This Association has good reason to
believe that the Japanese production of morpais is suffi-
olent for its own legitimate usan,
ine vader seorotary for Foreign Affeira in reply to
■ question by Jir ágæ Gordner stated recently that the
total quantity of morpals licensed for export to Japan
in 1918 was 26, 460 os., and during the first eight
months of 1919 wSH
Much of the difference be-
tween tasse two sets of fikres ropzesents the amount
of morphis exported from Great Britain to destinations ether than Japan, such as Amerias, fongkong and Singapore
and re-exported to Japan.
Karium Berna..
The Britian institution and unintenɛnce of Opium
Farma in Hongkong and Bingspore serves as a precedent for the maintaining of similar forma in Hsong by the
Lortuguese /
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