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(h) The propriety of restudying treaty obligations and international agreements under which the opium traffic is at present conducted;

(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 traffic;

(j) The advisability of uniform marks of identifica- tion of packages containing opium in international transit;

(k) The advisability of permits to be granted to exports 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 entrusted with the carrying out of any international

agreement concluded.

It was made plain, however, that the United States ·

had no desire to prescribe the scope of the Conference or

to present a programme which might not be varied nor

enlarged; but that the tentative programme was submitted

in the belief that it might serve as a basis at least for

preliminary discussion, and a formal expression of opinion

was invited on the topics outlined, and an enumeration

requested of the other aspects of the opium problem which

might