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incident to controlling the narcoties traffic".
"Opium to be exported only upon licence from the
showing that it is imported either
importing country
for purposes temporarily permissible under Chapter II
of the (Opium) Convention or for medicinal purposes.”
"No vessel or other common carrier to receive
which is not accompanied by a
---
for transport any opium
certificate from the country of destination showing that
it may be lawfully imported",
As the United States Government contemplate
suggesting the world-wide adoption of such proposals
(some of which we regard as impracticable) they would
presumably find the less difficulty in urging upon the
Persian Government a reduction of poppy cultivation and
a control of exports of the more limited character
sought to be established by the suggested King's Regulation.
Perhaps they would also be willing to intimate privately
to Dr. Millspaugh that they hope that he will assist
in securing the desired co-operation of the Persian
Government.
Is it not possible that the United States
Government may genuinely welcome a spontaneous offer
of the chance of acting with us in an attempt to secure
the practical application of some of their own principlest
And if they do, ought it not to facilitate the task of
obtaining the concurrence of the Persian Government? On
the other hand if they decline such an opportunity, they
will hardly be able at the Opium Conferences next November
to assume an air of being more zealous than His Majesty's
Government in promoting practicable steps for an improvement
in the world opium situation.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) J.C. Walton.
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