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LONDO PEGIO OCT 13

September 20th, 1913.

Sir:-

In our report on the proceedings and results of the

Second Opium Conference we refer to the refusal or failure

of certain of the dominions, colonies, dependencies and

protectorates of His Lajesty to adhere to the Opium

Convention of January 23rd, 1912.

We did not think it suitable, in a report intended

for publication, to enter at length into the reasons for

which we consider it desirable that another attempt should

be made to induce those colonies to adhere, but the matter

appears to us to be of eufficient importance to justify us

in addressing you separately on the subject.

According to the list enclosed in your despatch of

June 30th, the following are the colonies which have not

hitherto adhered to the convention:- The Union of South

Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Swaziland, Basutoland,

The Right Honourable

Sir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G.,

&c..

&c., &c.

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