CO129-394 - Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1912 [12] — Page 494

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Gentlemen:-

1920

POPEIGN OFFICE.

Re: 20 JAN 12

January 19th 1912.

483

ith reference to Mr.Langloy's tal::gram of

the 15th instant, I transuit to you, horowith, còn of

& duclaration regarding the application of the proposed

Opian Convention to His Majesty's Dominions und Fur

Eastorn poguessions which you should tacke and have in-

surbed in the Protocole as Clôture of the Convention.

You will observe that the terms of thia du-

claration differ slightly from those of the decl-retion

winud in Br.Mez : fller's letter of the 15th inebent

despro to ir Langley. The alterations have boon

We after consultation with the Incl: Office and

bonial Office who wished to make it quite clear tinut

Convention did not bind the Indian Hapiru or any

British Dominions or Colonies before the United Kingdom

was bound by it.

Fiferring

The substitution of the word sigİKL

ture for the words

adhering to

dhesion" was endured nocoplary by

the fact that all foreign Status who are not represented

at the conferent are to be invited to sign the Conven-

tion

1sh Delegates.