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Sir:-

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GE 23 APR 14

ATHENS.

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11th April, 1914.

With reference to your despatch No. 33 of the 3rd

instant (1399/14), I have the honour to state that I

find that the Netherlands Minister has already address-

ed a short Note to the Greek Government urging them

to withdraw the reservation which they propose to

attach to their signature of the Opium Convention. I

have therefore addressed to them a Note of similar

purport, copy of which I have the honour to enclose.

The American Minister has sent in a longer and

more argumentative Note, and the Russian and French

Ministers have also made representations.

Confidential, My Dutch colleague informs me

that there having been some outcry in Germany against

the signature of the Convention by the German Govern-

ment, the latter have declined to make any fresh re-

presentations here: and further, that the Austro-

Hungarian Government have refused to sign the

Right Honourable

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

&c., ac., &c.

Convention