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consider the modification of the arrangement - see in this connection also Section VIII of this Tesnatch,

13.

(7) THE QUESTION OF PENIPUOLISE.

With the object of restricting the use of the drugs Specified to legitimate medicinal and scientific purposes, His Majesty's Government have recently adopted legislation (copy enclosed) under which the imortation of these drugs will be prohibited excent under licence. The main rovisions of this legislation are summarised on page 5 of the memorandum referred to in Section IX. His Lajesty's Government propose only to issue such licences to those wito can satisfy them that the drugs are required for legitimate 118 BE A foresaid, This might be explained to any Government who raise the question of reaisrocity, and it might be BABA that His Majesty's Government would be oute willing to take why tever stens may be necessary to inform them of the persons to whom licences for immort into the ni ted Vingdom are issued. This arrangement should meet any desire exmJessed For recinrocity.

(VI) ATTIC” OF AFRANCIENT BY THE PRITISH OYFR3F.S

DOVIFIONS, COLONIFS ART PROFESTORVATA.

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14. The proposal, when originally made in the circular desmatch of March 22nd, was not intended to apply to any part of the Pritish Ermire outside the United Fingdom. the question of its extension 10 ender consideration, and foreign Governments meking enquiries on the subject can be

so informed.

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For your own information the resent position may be Fummarised as follows. The Overseas Tominions, Colenies

end Protectorates are being asked