has seen Sir Robert Cecil since the meeting and
Sir Robert considers that it wouldbe very desirable
for the action to be taken by this country to be
settled before the next meeting of the Assembly
of the League in September,
Sir M. Delevingne suggests a discussion
with the Colonial Office at an early date. I told
him that I was shortly going away on 3 weeks leave,
but he said that the end of July when I return would
be soon enough.
He recognises the importance of our
having the considered views of the Colonies
concerned cefore the International Conference is
held (this cannot be before next spring. ) For
this purpose it is desirable to let the Colonies have as long as possible to examine fully into the questions involved and to prepare complete information. He recognises that it is essential that this country should not enter into any undertakings which the Colonies are not able and willing to carry out, and in view of this he thinks that it would be almost essential that each Colony concerned should be represented here by a responsible officer, very completely briefed by his Government and with a thorough knowledge of what is and is not possible in his Territory.
All these matters will be for discussion
at the proposed inter-departmental conference, he asked me to mention them now so that we can have
I time to think about it before the discussion. promised to mention these suggestions to you and
Sir G. Grindle.
but
I submit s.o. draft.
3.4.A.B.C.2/1.
Distributed to the Council, he Members of the League and he Delegates at the Assembly.]
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
A.
13.
1923. XI.
(0. C. 144 (1).)
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GENEVA,
June 16th, 1933.
Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and other Dangerous Drugs.
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
ON THE WORK OF THE FIFTH SESSION
(May 24th to June 7th, 1923.)
The Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and other Dangerous Drugs has the honour to abmit to the Council of the League the following report on the proceedings at its fifth session, hich was held from May 24th to June 7th, 1923.
This session has been particularly important in view of the proposals which were submitted to the Committee by the Delegation of the United States of America and in view of the conclusions hich, as a result of its enquiries and of its previous work, the Committee has unanimously reached for the establishment of a programme of practical action. In the resolutions which it has adopted, the Committee proposes that the Council should invite the interested Governments to open nego-
ations in order to arrive at agreements with a view to carrying out this programme.
The wealth of information collected by the Committee has enabled it, moreover, to examine the general situation as regards the production and use of opium and other drugs.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.
All the members and assessors were present, but in some instances the Governments concerned ad nominated new representatives, Dr. UCHINO now representing Japan, Dr. POENSGEN represent- ng Germany, and the United States of America being represented in an advisory capacity by the Hon. Stephen G. PORTER, in association with Bishop BRENT and Surgeon-General BLUE. NO mswer having been received by the Secretariat from the Government of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the invitations issued by the Council, this Power was not represented.
The following is a list of the members present:
M. G. BOURGOIs (Chairman)
France
H. H. Prince CHAROON (Vice-Chairman) Siam M. CHAO-HSIN CHU
Dr. POENSGEN
Sir Malcolm DELEVINGNE
Mr. John CAMPBELL
Dr. Senichi UCHINO
M. van WETTUM
H. E. M. FERREIRA
The Hon. Stephen G. PORTER
China
Germany
Great Britain
India Japan
Netherlands
Portugal
in association with Bishop BRENT and United States of America Surgeon-General BLUE
Assessors:
M. Henri BRENIER
Sir John JORDAN
Mrs. Hamilton WRIGHT
Secretary:
Dame Rachel CROWDY.
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