The question of opium imports to China from Tran was raised yesterday by the Chinese delegate at the meeting of the League Advisory Committee on Traffic In Opium and other Dangerous Drugs, The Committee met to examine the annual reports of various Governments on narcotic trottie in 1934," The Chineye representative asked for explanations with regard statistics furnished by Iran. According to these statistics, certain {quantities of opium had been shipped to China without being covered by import certificates from the Chinese Government.
The iranian delegate answered that his Government was not a signatory to The Hague and Geneva Conventions, ut nevertheless did its best fo regulate drug exports from Iran according to the system of import Meences. He said that imports might have escaped control of the Chinese Government in certain regions of China, When asked by the Chinese delegate to state expressly what regions he had in mind, the Tranian representative replied that Chinese ships called at times at Iranian ports, resenting alleged import certificates Which the Government of Tran did not check up, not being a signatory to, Geneva Convention.
The discussion was closed by the Swiss delegate, who suggested that Tran be asked to adhere to the Con-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.