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"are exclusively required in France for medical or "scientific purposes only. The Department wald "then be in a nosition to establish that the "consignments of such drugs which the United "Kingdom is alloving to be exported are bona ide "medical consignments and are not required in France "for illicit purposes or for re-export

3. In a note dated the following September 17th, the French Chargé d'Affaires replied that

"1e Ministre du Commerce a accepté la suggestion "résentée dans cette communication.

"Désormais les maison françaises desireuses "d'acheter en Angleterre de la corphize, de la "codeine ou de l'opium devront, d'abord, prouver

"à l'Office des Produits Chimiques et Pharmaceutiques "du Ministère du Commerce (Service Technique, 3 ème "Section) que les produits qu'elles veulent importer "ne sont destinées qu'à des besoins medicaux ou "scientifiques."

"Lorsque l'Office précité aura acquis cette "certitude, il délivrera un certificat ad hoc que "l'intéressé français n'aura plus qu'a transmettre "à ses vendeurs anglais pour que ceux-ci puissent le *roduire aux Autorités Fritanniques."

4. The arrangement with the United States of America

It has

vas the outcome of informal discussions between the

Tnited States Consul-General in London and the Demartmert

responsible for the issue of export licences.

never been formally defined in any diplomatic document,

and the question of so defining it now is complicated by

the considerations referred to later in Section VIII of

this despatch, but for purposes of registration with the

League

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