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From the British Delegation international (pium

Conference dated 11th January, 1912

To The Right Honourable the secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs.

See B of opium Conference drafts relating to

ratification and adhesion. Our objection to this was tint

delay involved by gething adhesion of all outside rowers

of Surope and America, and then waiting another jear,

would make it practically certain that no action would

result without swamoning fresh Conference. Le accorg -

incly pronosed amendments discriminating between action

involved by Convention requiring specific legislation ane

that which could be enforced administratively. In regard

to latter, action was to be taken within six months of

ratification by Conference i owers, while date on which

legislation should come into force would depend on 3⁄4ree-

ment by the Powers, and upon extent of outside adhesion.

So if a fresh Conference were necessary, it would be

confined to this point only.

Germans