CO129-385 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 371

As in last par

Telegraph summerary of pamapal high 1 & add in proponed by the Robeson 4.0. letter

as amended by their Stubbs.

If at ance

Ja.

1.1.12

(Sir J. Anderson agreed that, if the roplies to our telegrams

are in the affirmative, we can authorize the Dele-

11

ates to sign on behalf of the British Colonies in

the Far East "

or if they prefer " on behalf of Ceylon

the 5.S., H.K. and WHW. 11 but that we cannot authoride

sig. on behalf of Protectorates such as Johore,

and that we had better leave out F.M.S. also ).

A&C

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in any further communication

on this subject, please quote

No.

and address---

The Under Secretary of State.

Foreign Oflice,

London.

Sir:-

369

Rice

101 JAN

JAN 12

FOREIGN OFFICE

December 3 1911.

J

With reference to previous correspondence on the

subject of the International Opium Conference, I am directed

by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you, for the

information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies,

the following documents received from the British Delegates

to the Conference:

A. A proposed Convention in the form adopted by the

Drafting Committee. This Convention will be finally

considered by the Conference when it reassembles on January

8th, and it is not anticipated that any alterations in

substance will be made.

B. The draft of Articles respecting ratification,

adhesion and denunciation.

Further discussion will be

required in regard to these articles, the British delegates

having submitted a counter-draft according to which the

convention will come into operation independently of the

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

adhesion

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