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(1) and (m) which raise the question of the right of

search, and about which public opinion in France hes

always shown itself particularly susceptible, the

French Government would not renounce its principles in

this matter to prevent contraband opium. The French

Government also reserves its opinion in regard to item

(n) which involves the question of an international

commission to supervise any international agreement

concluded by the Conference. Within the limite thus

indicated the French Government has declared its

readiness to study proper measures to bring about the

gradual suppression of the unnecessary production and

misuse of opium.

The German Government agreeing to the general

principles of the tentative programme in particular con-

sented that the morphine and cocaine questions be made

the subject matter of deliberations of the Conference.

The British Government, after pointing out that

the illicit traffic in morphine and cocaine in India,

China and other Far Eastern countries is becoming more

grievous and deadly than opium smoking, and that such

an evil is certain to increase as the restrictions

which