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Indeed, it is seen from: articles 23 and 24 that a period of six months is allowed! run between the going into effect of the convention and the drawing up of the bill, regulations, and other measures contemplated in the convention. Furthermore, th third paragraph of article 24 gives the contracting powera the Liberty to reach agreement, after ratification, upon the date on which the said legislative mes shall go into effect. Besides we can not refrain from remarking that the difficult foreseen by Austria-Hungary, Norway, and Sweden with respect to their legislația were not unknown to the delegates of the signatory powers and were subjected thorough consideration on the part of the twelve contracting powers. Nearly all the signatory powers are in the same situation as the above-mentioned Governments and have not yet elaborated all the bills contemplated by the convention.

2. Utters the wish that the Government of the Netherlands be pleased to comm cate to the Governments of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Peru, Roumania, Servi Turkey, and Uruguay the following resolution:

"The conference regrets that some Governments have refused or neglected to sign the convention as yet. The conference is of opinion that the abstention of three powers would prove a most serious obstruction to the humane purposes aimed at by the convention. The conference expresses its firm hope that those powers will desia from their negative or dilatory attitude."

3. Utters the wish that the Government of the Netherlands be pleased to point out to the Helvetic Government its error in deeming ita cooperation to be of hardly any value. Contrary to what is said in the Federal Council's letter of October 25, 1912, the conference holds that Switzerland's cooperation would be most serviceable in it effect, whereas ber abstention would jeopardize the results of the convention. As to the question raised by the Federal Council concerning the respective powers the Federal and Canton Legislatures, it is to be noted that similar difficulties were already considered by the first conference, which took them into account in wording the convention.

4. Requeste the signatory Governments to instruct their representatives abroad to uphold the above-indicated action of their Netherland colleagues,

III. Utters the wish that in case the signature of all the powers invited by virtue of paragraph I of article 23 shall not have been secured by the 31st of December, 1913, the Government of the Netherlands will immediately invite the signatory powers on that date to designate delegates to take up the question whether it is possible to put the International Opium Convention of January 23, 1912, inte operation.

In faith whereof the delegates have affixed their signatures to the present protocol.

Done at The Hague, the ninth of July, one thousand nine hundre and thirteen, in ono copy that shall remain deposited in the archive of the Government of the Netherlands and certified copies of which shall be delivered through the diplomatic channel to all the powers. whether or not signatory.

[Here follow signatures.]

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