Peking, Feb. 25.
The following is the full text of the Opium Report signed at Geneva on June 28:—The Council adopted the conclusions of a report by the representatives of China on the first report of the Advisory Committee for Opium Traffic. The Council of the League of Nations resolves 1—That States which are members of the League and have not signed or ratified the International Opium Convention be invited to do 80 as_soon as possible.
2.—That the Netherlands Government be requested to continue its efforts to secure ratification of the International Opium Convention by those States which are not members of the League.
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8.—That the Provisional Health Committee of the League, or any other similar organization, be ask-undertake an inquiry to determine approximately the average requirements of the drugs specified in chapter 5 of the International Opium Convention for medical and other legitimate purposes in different countries.
4.—That in order to carry out the obligations under Articles 3, 5 and 33 of the International Opium Convention the Governments which are parties to the Convention' be invited to adopt the following procedure "Every application for the export to an importer of a supply of any of the substances to which the Convention applies shall be accompanied_by a certificate from the Government of the importing country that the import of the consignment in question is approved by that Government and is required for legitimate purposes."
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5.—That the special attention of the Contracting Powers having treaties with China be invited to the provisions of Article 15 of the International Opium Convention, so that the most effective steps possible should be taken to prevent the contraband trade in opium and other dangerous drugs.
6.—That consideration of the sth recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Traffic in opium be deferred. 5 7.—That in view of the worldwide interest in the attitude of the League towards the opium question and of the general desire to reduce and restrict the cultivation and production of opium strictly to medicinal and scientific purposes, the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium be requested to consider and. report, at its next meeting, on the possibility of instituting an inquiry to determine approximately the average requirements of raw and. prepared opium specified in
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