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Confer-

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of thirty powere,

record its opinion that

...ational (plum Conven ta on

1912, to be brought into force, notwith-

of the invited governments had not signed

sce furthermore declared, as recorded in

at in its opinion, it would be lawful for

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I whose ratifications should be deposited

late to ie determined to nut the Convention in force | thugh thera of the si mat ries should not have .osited their ratifications by that date. This date was beequently declared to be Jecember 31st, 1914.

The Conferenice moreover decided that a protocal should lonened at The Hague by which the Powers desirous of acting}

accordance ith the pinion above quoted might be able ucclare their intention of putting the Convention into

rce,

The Netherlands kinister for Foreign Affairs, being

fied that this was the unanimus desire of the

This he

ace, consented to prenare such a protocol.

the Protocol has since remained open at The lique inture. when the Third International Opium Conference the

Convention of 1912 had been cirned by forty-four

be forty-six invited lowers, is majesty's Governý

of the signatories,

́onyention at that time had already been ratij

anyention

M., M.P

etc..