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LEAGUE OF NATIONS (OPIUM CONFERENCES).

Mr. LUMLEY asked the Secr.tary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the American Government has laid before the Committee of Preparation for the League of Nations Opium Con- ferences proposals providing that no State shall rely on revenue from the production or sale of narcotic drugs except to finance the control of traffic in such narcoties; and whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to endorse this principle t

Mr. PONSONBY: I am informed that certain suggestions have been submitted to the Committee of Preparation by the United States representative for their consideration. It would be premature, and would prejudice the work of the Com- mittee, for His Majesty's Government to express any views with regard to these or any other proposals that may be put before the Committee while they are still under the consideration of the Committee.

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TRAFTIO IZ OPIOM.

LITE SECOND OPIUM CONFERENCE,

The Senretary-General has the honour to forward at

the requeat of the Opium Properatory Committee the following documents for the information of the Members of the League.

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Observations by tho Netherlands Governet.

Proposale submitted by Mr. Edwin Neville on behalf of the Government of the United States.

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CBSERVATIONS BY THE NETHERLANDS

GOVERNMENT

with referonse to the Second Opiun Conference, November, 1924,

The object of the Opium Conference which will open on November 17th, 1924, is to limit to the quantities requiroå for medical and scientific purposes:

al the quantities of morphine, heroin, cocaine and their

respective salts which may be manufactured;

the quantities of raw opinn end aoce leares which may be imported for that purpose;

a) The output of raw opium and coca leaves for export.

The Royal Government considers that the limitation of manufao ture cr production, as proposed by the Conference, can only be moceseful

if all countries in which such manufacture or production takes place accept the proposed regulations, if other o cuntries undertake not to commence such maufacture or production, and if control is effoutually exercised in all countries.