Final Agreement as to Terms of Protocol: China not a Signatory Geneva, Dee. 5, The First Opium Conference finally agreed to the terms of the protocol, making an addition to Article If of the draft agreement in order to meet the wishes of the Japanese delegate regarding the prohibition of sale of opium to The protocol embodies 'a resolution accepted by all the delegations except China, to the effect that the system of Heences or. registration of rationing, which gus been successful in diminishing the number, of smokers ly some—countries, sis difficult to apply to; eountries wher the contraband trade equals. surpasses legitimate trade.
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