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GENERAL
THE OPIUM SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST
Japan's Two Invasions Of China Explained
LEAGUE COMMITTEE EVIDENCE
After a long 'discussion of the drug situation in the Far East. the League's Opium Advisory Committee last month adopted a re- | solution drawing the attention of the Council to the gravity of the situation as revealed by the discussions and requested the Council to ask the Governments concerned to take the most vigorous action. with a view to remedying the situation.
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The resolution "recommended that the Council should offelally communicate to the Governments of China 'and Japan and to the other Governments concerned the Minutes of the Advisory. Com- mittee's "discussions on the altuation in the Far East. requesting those Governments to transmit their observations. on the facts brought to light by these discussions.
SOVIET ARCTIC
EXPLORER
Professor Rudolf Samollevitsh, prominent Raslan Arctic explorer, who has fallen in disgrace in his country and has been dismissed as leader of the Arctic Institute
The Committee decided to annex Chinese province of Hopel, parti- to this resolution the text of its cularly in and around Tientsin. in. Leningrad while on board one resolution adopted at the previous The production of oplum in Jehol of the ice-bound Russian ice- session concerning the serious had been estimated at three times breakers in the Arctic Ocean. situation existing in the Far East that of 1936.
and
with regard to the clandestine He gave details regarding in- manufacture of and the illett creased drug manufacture in trafe in opium
narcolte various parts of occupied China. drugs.
The manufacturers had an un- In the general discussion on limited supply of raw materials in this situation, the Chinese repre- the shape of crude morphine Ipom sentative dwelt on the difficulties the Manchukuo Optum Monopoly arising out of the war, although; Factory in Jehol and despite the war China was stillį oplum from Manchuria. trying to carry out her policy of drastic suppression of opium.
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There were two invasions of
China, he said a military to vasion backed up by an invasion by dangerous drugs. In all parts of China where Japanese influence penetrated, the Chinese people, hel said, were being poisoned with
drugs.
FULL OF DANGER
SIR JOHN REITH · TAKES OVER
Sir John Reith assumed his Iranian duties as chairman of Impeial
Airways on July 4. He sent the following telegram to Mr. G. Woods Humphery. the retiring managing
The situation was full of danger Cirector:-
the whole world. In Arteen
"My first act on joining the great months. 850 kg..of heroin, equal organisation which owes so much to two-thirds of the entire world's to you, especially in the great legitimate needs, was sent to the Empire air-mall scheme, is to send U.S.A. by a single one of the gangs you this signal of greeting and operating in the Japanese conces- goodwill. I am glad you are stand- sion in.Tientsin. This was enough ing by.". for ten thousand addicts for a year..
-Mr Woods Humphery wired in reply:
SERIOUS SITUATION Referring to the same situation. He gave details of huge cargoes the United States representative of Iranian oplum imported into "Appreciate very much your kind gave 2 detalled account of the China by Japanese Arms, and Im-telegram. To Imperial Airways I serlous situation in Manchuria ported in Japanese ships, some-am standing by always. Best wishes and Jehol, the increasing cultiva-times on the order of the Jap-
to you.'1' tion in Korea the export of opium anese "army. Yet China's laws from there to Manchuria and the forbade the import of oplum. greatly increased imports by Man- This indictment was in fact churia of Irarian, optum,
backed up by the representatives or the military authorities in illicit The opium crop In Manchuria of Egypt. Canada, the United trate or clt manufacture. He and Jehol in 1937 had been a big Kingdom and others, who agreed answered some of the criticisms one. The increase in addiction that the situation was getting which had been made and pro- was alarming. Addicts were dying steadily worse.
mised to make enquiries on others,
on the streets in large numbers. The Japanese representative and assured the Committee of his No less than 1271 tons had gone denied categorically any participa-Government's desire to improve to supply heroin factories in the tion by any Japanese army officer the situation.
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