The Archive · 1931

British Proposals

The Advisory Opium Committee of the League of Nations began cussion to-day of the British di scheme to limit the manufacture of narcotics to the amount needed for the world's requirements for and scientific purposes. It was decided to appoint a sub-committee to draw up a list of drugs to be covered by the proposed convention and substances into which they might be converted.

Jan.

Numerous snags have appeared in the Opium Committee's discussion of the quota system.

The British plan to limit the manufacture of narcotics to the amount annually needed for the world's legitimate require me medical and title pur fails to find general favour.

Dr. Woo Kai-song requested consideration of the Chinese -plan'to create an international factory in Geneva to manufacture the world's ply of drugs under the super vision of the League of Nations.

The matter will be further discussed in sub-committee.

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

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