The Archive · 1930

Opium Conference in December

Geneva, May 14.

The League of Nations Council tentatively fixed December 1 as the opening date of the International Opium Conference, It has also been decided that in addition to all opium producing countries the chief consuming countries will also.be invited attend the Conference.

The Council also decided to accept the offer of $120,000 from the Rockefeller Institute to assist the League in carrying on the investiga tion into the slavery of women and children in the Far East. Three experts will be appointed by the League for the purpose. They will be advised by representatives from the Japanese and British Governments—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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