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Opium Convention should be raised at the Peace Congress. A suggestion to this effect was originally made in the report of the delegates to the Third Opium Conference and it is hoped that Mr. Balfour's proposal will meet with the approval of Mr. Long

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient

humble Servant,

kausiende Muncen

836/17/13.

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December 10

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meņte of His majesty's Dovernment concerned, the pertained in Mr. Page's Bein of the 23rd sugust sol peedy enforcement of the provisions of the Inte

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qur to submit the views of my Goverment as to the

a of attaining that paipṛubly desirable object.

I may begin by declaring that the Unitra ätātem fel tary of State to fully justified in supposing thrt, "is Majesty'a Gavernment have not lost their interent in 199 important international movement for putting a stoo to abuse of opium wad other hit-forming drugs, which, it is feared, the mpferings dufed by the war may have the eifd of encouraging. Kin Najeriy's Government have indeed alçë given convincing proof of their determination not Aton short of way sacrifice in the attainment of this obj would view with ¡rave; concern the failure of the eff

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