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REPORT OF THE OPIUM PREPARATORY COMMITTEE.

I.

The Council of the League of Nations during its

ing in December 1923, adopted the following resolution: 6

"The Council instructs the Secretary-General to communicate with the Chaiman of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium with a view to calling an Extraordinary meeting of the Advisory Committee on January 28th, 1924, for the purpose of nominating without delay á Preparatory Committee to be charged with the preparation of a draft programme for the Second or larger Conference to be held in Geneva,

This Committee will consist of six members

including one representative of the United States and the two European Assessors.

Should the Chairman of the Advisory Committee ddeen it possible to make the necessary

arrangements for nominating the members of the Preparatory Comittee by correspondence without convening the Advisory Committee, Council authorises him to do so, provided that no undue delay will be thereby caused.

A draft arrangement on the traffic in opium

should be considered, and, if necessary, aproved by the Advisory Committee before being forwarded either to each interested Government or to the Conference."

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As a result of this resolution the Preparatory

ittee was formed consisting of the following members;-

H. Bourgois

Sir Malcolm Delevingne

M. van Wettum

Kr. Neville

M. Brenie r

Sir John Jordan

(France)

Hominated by (Great Britain) the Advisory (Fetherlands) Jommittee (United States) Nominated

of America

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Council of

the League