CO129-472 - Others - 1921 — Page 63

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AGREEMENT between the Government of India and the Government

HU.

of

regarding direct supplies of opium from

India.

1. The Government of

agrees to take the whole

or substantially the whole of ita requirements from India,

2. The Agreement is to come into force on the

3. The Agreement is to be in force for

The question of renewal will be the subject of further

negotiations between the two Goverments at a later period;

such negotiations to be concluded by the end of

mutual consent, at a later date,

5

years.

or, by

4. The Agreement may be terminated by giving___________

years ' notice if it is found to work unfairly towards either

party.

5. The price of opium supplied under this Agreement

1000 shall be Rupees,

Thousand per chest. But if the

Government of India, subsequently to the introduction of

these arrangements, should arrange for direct sales to

another Government on the basis of a lower price than

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R

per chest, the same reduced price shall be

MK. applied to sales to the Government of

with

effect from the date on which it first becomes operative in

- the case of the other customer.

JK.

6. The Goverment of

ia under no obligation to

take a minimum quantity of raw opium.

7. The requirements for any year shall be intimated by

Ай the Government of the

September in the preceding year,

before the 15th

8. A fixed amount shall be supplied month by month, six

·

mon the' no tice being given of any increase or decrense,

9. The Government of

agrees to intimate

to the Government of India the causes of any rzë

variation in the quantity taken.

10. Details arising out of the Agreement to be settled

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