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participation that the Conference should

thoroughly and completely deal with the

question of restricting the manufacture,

sale and distribution of morphia and

cocaine. This indeed is a subject to

which His Majesty's Government attach

especial importance, in view of the

spread of the morphia and cocaine habit

in India, in China and in other Eastern

Indian and Chinese experience

countries.

shows that the morphia and cocaine evil

cannot be efficiently controlled except at

the source in the stages of manufacture

and of distribution in the manufacturing

countries. You will therefore use your

best efforts to secure a declaration from the others coulist represented i the Conference that the Governments re-

presented are prepared to impose severe

restrictions on the manufacture and trade restrictions

in morphia and cocaine in their respective

countries.

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