Geneva, Oct. 6.
The Secretary-General of the League of Nations has received a Note from the Government of the United States declining to nominate a delegate to participate in the appointment of a Permanent Cen-tref Opium Board.
The Note expresses the opinion that the Geneva Opium Convention of 1925 is unsatisfactory with ro-gard to the limitation of the production of raw opium and coca leaves to the medicinal and scientific need of the world and the control and also the limitation of prod which were established by the Hague Convention. The American Government expresses. the opinion that, until some substitute has been devised which is more satisfactory than thesGeneva. Convention, the eradication of the abuse of narcotics would be more likely to be achieved by a strict observance of the Hague Convention.
The Note concludes by emphasiz-Ing the need of international cooperation and promising to furnish. any information required by Central Board,
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