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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK, HOME OFFICE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE NCO
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EXPERT GROUP ON DRAFT CONVENTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING. FOLLOWING REPORT FROM DELEGATION ON SECOND WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS.
SUMMARY
1. PROGRESS DURING 2ND WEEK OF DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED TO BE PAINFULLY SLOW. SOME IMPORTANT ARTICLES HAVE NOT BEEN REACHED. DISCUSSIONS TO
BE RESUMED ON 5 OCTOBER 1987 FOR A FURTHER TWO WEEKS.
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2. POLIMENI HAS REMAINED IN THE CHAIR FOR THE WHOLE OF THE SECOND WEEK. DESPITE HIS EFFORTS TO KEEP THE DISCUSSION MOVING PROGRESS HAS BEEN PAINFULLY SLOW. PERHAPS DELEGATES HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, THAT THE WORKING GROUP WOULD MEET AGAIN FROM 5-16 OCTOBER. THAT ARRANGEMENT WILL LEAVE VERY LITTLE TIME FOR PREPARATION BY THE SECRETARIAT OF A REVISED DRAFT BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF 1 NOVEMBER LAID DOWN IN THE COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF FEBRUARY 1987 BUT SECRETARIAT SEEMS CONFIDENT ON THIS
POINT.
3. BY AND LARGE THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN FREE FROM THE POLITICAL POINTS WHICH SURFACED LAST WEEK BUT LEGAL AND SEMANTIC DIFFICULTIES CONTINUE TO PROLIFERATE. MANY COUNTRIES SEEM TO FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK BEYOND THEIR OWN PARTICULAR LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS. THERE IS A MARKED RELUCTANCE TO TACKLE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES. NO DISCUSSION WHATSOEVER HAS TAKEN PLACE ON
ARTICLES 3, 4 AND 5.
4. PROGRESS ON OTHER ARTICLES SINCE REPORT CONTAINED IN TELNO 88 IS
AS FOLLOWS =
ARTICLE 2: SEVERAL HOURS OF FRUTILESS DISCUSSION HAVE FAILED TO
TAKE US BEYOND PARAGRAPH 3. MALAYSIA'S FUTILE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AMONG LIST OF SANCTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 2
PROVIDED AN UNWELCOME DIVERSION FROM MAIN BUSINESS OF MEETING.
ARTICLE 6: AMENDED TEXT AGREED.
ARTICLE 8: AMENDED DRAFT WHICH EMERGED FROM INFORMAL WORKING
GROUP SUBSTITUTES NOTIFICATION FOR LICENSING SYSTEM BUT RAISES
SIMILAR CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE BURDENS ON AUTHORITIES
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