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3.1578/17/10.
Sir,
Foreign Office,
January
1921.
197
CONTROL OF THE EXPORT OF NARCOTICS TO FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
Replies of a favourable character have now been received from a considerable number of His Majesty's Representatives abroad to the enquiry made in my
circular despatch of the 22nd Larch last, as to whether the countries to which they vere Locredited would enter into an arrangement with His Majesty's Government similar to that already in existence with the Frença, United Statea and Jananese Governments for the regulation of the trade in narcotics. Certain points of difficulty have, however, arisen, and the notes set forth below
have accordingly been prepared for your information und
guidance. On receint of this desmatch you should take such further action as may be necessary, and you should in any case report briefly how matters stand.
(1) EXPLANATION OF THE POSITION IN THE CASE OF
FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND JAPAN.
2. The arrangement with France was made as the result
of a note to the French Arbassador dated August 25th, 1919,
in which it was stated that it would be
"of considerable ausistance to the Denartmanų
"concerned if the French Government could ke
"arran-ements for some Government Department to issu. E
"certificates in all cases of consign.ents covered
"by the Opium Convention to the effect that the drugs
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