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d the export of such opium to countries which restrict 253

jort is limited strictly in accordance with their

wirements. No "prepared opium" is exported; and there is

export trade in "medicinal opium", or cocaine. As regards yopium", which is the only article of this class of

erial importance to India, the Convention does not

bee upon importing countries any obligation to limit their

rts to the quantities required "exclusively for legitimate jcinal or scientific purposes", nor does it stipulate

exporting countries shall require, as a condition precedent

crmitting export, a certificate, in the terms stated above,

ed under the authority of the Government of the country

hoort. The Convention was framed with the object of

ing about the gradual suppression of the abuse of ocium";

Be practical measures embodied in the Convention, and con-

þed sufficient to attain that end, are much less drastic

those now suggested for adoption by India..

Apart from this, even if exports from India were

led to the quantities required for "legitimate medicinal

ientific purposes" it will be appreciated that unless

producing countries - notably Turkey and Persis

ŝively limited exports to the same extent, the object

at would not be attained.

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