CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 229

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A large proportion of the eoja leaf imported into the

fether lands to re-exported chiefly to Cormany, but also to

Franco, Switserlani snd America.

The first condition for sceuring an effective limitation

of production is that all countries should adhere to the Opium Convention and should accept the import certificate system.

Countries will also have to undertake to communicate without

dolay all data relating to the area under oosa cultivation and to imports and exports, (including consignments by parocl post), with

a viow to facilitating mutual control. It will also be necessary to ensure that countries which do not at present cultivate

The problem ocaa do not undertake its cultivation in the future. might be more easily solved if cosa cultivation could be stopped in Formosa, Ceylon and the other dietriots in which it is as yet in its infancy. Its suppressi on in thone places might provo necessary in viow of the fact that the cultivation in other countries will have to be reduced to a much greater dogroe.

We shall then havo to consider whether the ovltivation of coca leaves for home consumption in Peru and Bolivia should be left unregulate, und, if so, whether the secret exportation of the goga leaf end of raw cogaine could be prevented

diffionls question.

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An attempt must be mado to establish an equitable' proportion for the allocation between prodwing countries of tho quantity of coca loaf to be employed in the manufacture of cooaine,