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RECE REG! 7 FEB 19

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The American Ambassador presents his compliments

to the Earl Curzon of Kedleston, and, with reference to Mr. Balfour's Note, No. 197836/10F/18 of December 10th, 1918, concerning the enforcement of the provisions

of the International Opium Convention of 1912, has the

honour to inform His Lordship that a copy of the above

Note was duly transmitted to the Department of State in

Washington, and a reply has been received stating that,

while the American Government does not feel that the

question of suppressing the illegal trade in Opium and other habit-forming drugs is one to come before the Peace

Conference, which should deal only with questions growing out of the war and related subjects, the American Govern-

ment is not disposed to offer any objection to the sugges-

tions of His Majesty's Foreign Office.

The American Mission in Paris has been acquainted with

this matter, and Mr. Davis has been instructed to forward A copy of Mr. Balfour's Note to the American Embassy at

that Capital.

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

LONDON,

January 27th, 1919.