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BOARD OF TRADE,

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(REGE 22 MAR 13

299

(COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT),

GWYDYR HOUSE, WHITEHALL,

LONDON, S.W.

4th March, 1913.

Sir:-

I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknow-

ledge the receipt of your letter of February 13th

(No. 3817), transmitting copy of a Note from the

Netherlands Chargé d'Affaires relative to the pro-

posed summoning of a Conference at the Hague next

June to discuss the question of the ratification of

the International Opium Convention.

The Board concur in Sir E. Grey's proposal to

appoint Mr. Max Müller and Sir W. Collins as delegates

to attend the proposed Conference.

They cannot, however, conceal their conviction

the non-adherence to the Convention of European

18 of importance, and especially of Austria-

Switzerland and Norway, would tend to render

he entire system of proposals for checking

Worphia and Cetaine to the East, whil

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