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postponement for the present year of the Conference

seems desirable.

I am at the same time to refer to paragraph 9

of the Government of India's despatch of the 26th May

1910, a copy of which was enclosed with my letter of the

1st July. The Government of India there stated

that they were prepared, in accordance with the views

expressed in the fourth resolution of the International

Commission, to prohibit the export of opium to prohibi-

tionist countries, and to take all reasonable supple-

mentary measures to make this prohibition effective.

I am to suggest that an intimation might be conveyed

to the American Government, and to any other powers in-

terested, that the Government of India are ready to

take such action, if desired, independently of the

meeting of the proposed conference.

I have &c.

(Signed)

R. Ritchie.