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(i) The advisability of uniform provisions of penal

laws concerning offences against any agreements that the

Powers may make in regard to opium production and traflic;

(j) The advisability of uniform marks of identification

of packages containing opium in international transit;

(k) The advisability of permits to be granted to ex-

porters of opium, its derivatives and preparations;

(1) The advisability of reciprocal right of search of

vessels suspected of carrying contraband opium;

(m) The advisability of measures to prevent the unlaw-

ful use of a flag by vessels engaged in the opium traffic,

(n) The advisability of an international commission to

be intrusted with the carrying out of any international

agreement concluded.

without attempting to prescribe the scope of the con-

ference, or to present a programme which may not be varied

nor enlarged, the Government of the United States believes

that the foregoing suggestions might properly serve as the

basis at least for preliminary discussion, and invites a

formal expression of opinion not merely upon the topics

outlined, but an enumeration of other aspects of the opium

problem