Declaration for the Import of Morphia and Allied Drugs from Great Britain to Czechoslovakia. of which import from Great Britain is requested, will be used only for legitimate medical and scientific purposes and that it will not be re-exported. At Date Signature of importer: Signature and official seal of the Court of First Instance, authori sing and approving above guarantee: Quantity is to be stated in words and the name of the preparation in scientific terms. EXCHANGE OF NOTES relative to the Abrogation of the Convention of December 14/31, 1883, Supplementary to the Anglo-Danish Agreement of 1871 concerning the Exchange of Money Orders.-London, September 28, 1921; Copenhagen, December 12, 1921. (No. 1.) The Secretary to the General Post Office, London, to the Director-General of Posts, Copenhagen. Sir, General Post Office, London, WITH reference to your letter of the 8th September, 1920, and to the letter from this Office of the 20th of the same month, No. 246419/19, I am directed to inform you that the direct Money Order Agreement between this Office and the Post Office of Iceland* will be brought into force on the 1st of next month. The Postmaster-General has accordingly fixed the 1st of next month as the date of abrogation of the Additional Articles, dated the 14th/31st December, 1883, to the Anglo-Danish Money Order Agreement; and he directs me again to thank your Administration for its good offices in acting as intermediary for the settlement of Money Order Accounts between this Office and the Post Office of Iceland during the continuance of the negotiations for the new Agreement. I have, &c. * Vol. CXIV, page 333. + Vol. LXXIV, page 110. (No. 2.) The Director-General of Posts, Copenhagen, to the Secretary to the General Post Office, London. Monsieur, Copenhague, le 12 décembre 1921. ME référant à votre lettre du 28 septembre dernier, No. 43519, j'ai l'honneur de vous informer que j'ai pris bonne note de la mise en vigueur, à partir du 1er octobre dernier, de l'Arrangement concernant le service des mandatsposte conclu entre les Administrations de la Grande-Bretagne et de l'Islande. En vertu de ce fait, il faut considérer comme abrogé, à partir de la même date, l'Arrangement additionnel conclu le 14/31 décembre 1883 et se rapportant à l'Arrangement concernant le service des mandats-poste conclu entre nos deux Administrations. Agréez, Monsieur, &c. Le Directeur général : CONVENTION between Great Britain and Denmark renewing for a Further Period of Five Years the Arbitration Convention of October 25, 1905.-London, May 1, 1922.* [Ratifications exchanged at London, July 28, 1922.] His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland, signatories of the Convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes, concluded at The Hague on the 29th July, 1899; Taking into consideration that by Article 19 of that Convention the High Contracting Parties have reserved to themselves the right of concluding Agreements, with a view to referring to arbitration all questions which they shall consider possible to submit to such treatment, Have named as their Plenipotentiaries: His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India: the Right Honourable Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affars; and His Majesty the King of Denmark and Iceland: Count Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, His Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Britannic Majesty; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: ART. 1. The High Contracting Parties renew, for a further period of five years, dating from the 4th May, 1921, the Convention signed at London on the 25th October, 1905,* for the settlement by arbitration of certain classes of questions which may arise between the two Governments. 2. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at London as soon as possible. Done in duplicate at London, the 1st day of May, 1922. (L.S.) CURZON OF KEDLESTON. (L.S.) P. F. AHLEFELDT-LAURVIG. EXCHANGE of Notes between Great Britain and Finland relative to the Importation from Great Britain into Finland of Opium and Similar Drugs.-Helsingfors, April 2, and June 10, 1921. (No. 1.)-The British Minister at Helsingfors to the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. Your Excellency, April 2, 1921. I HAVE the honour to inform your Excellency that in pursuance of the steps which His Majesty's Government are taking to assist in preventing the improper consumption of opium, morphine, cocaine and similar drugs, they have prohibited the exportation from the United Kingdom to all destinations of the drugs specified below, except under licence. Applications for the grant of licences for exportation to Finland should be accompanied by certificates previously issued under the authority of the Finnish Government to the effect that the Finnish Government are satisfied that the consignment is required exclusively for legitimate medicinal or scientific purposes and will not be re-exported. The drugs for which certificates will be required are raw opium, morphine, cocaine, ecgonine and diamorphine (commonly known as heroin) and their respective salts, and medicinal opium, and any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing not less than one-fifth per cent. of morphine or one-tenth per cent. of cocaine, ecgonine or diamorphine. His Majesty's Government may, however, find it necessary to extend this list to include any new derivative of * Vol. XCVIII, page 44. morphine or cocaine or of any salts of morphine or cocaine or any other alkaloid of opium or any other drug of whatever kind which may, in their opinion, be productive, if improperly used, of ill effects substantially of the same character or nature as or analogous to those produced by morphine or cocaine. I avail, &c. GEORGE KIDSTON. (No. 2.)-The Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs to the British Minister at Helsingfors. Sir, Helsingfors, June 10, 1921. WITH reference to Minister Kidston's Note of the 2nd April last, regarding the control of the trade in narcotic drugs, I have the honour to inform you that the traffic in narcotic drugs in Finland is strictly controlled and restricted as they can be imported and used only for medicinal and scientific purposes and are, therefore, sold to private persons only on a prescription from a physician. Accordingly, the Finnish Government are willing to enter into the arrangement set out in the aforesaid note and are prepared to issue the necessary certificates in the proper cases. The Medical Department will issue the certificates, which state that the Finnish Government are satisfied that the consignment is required exclusively for legitimate medicinal or scientific purposes and will not be re-exported. I have, &c. R. HOLSTI. AGREEMENT Additional to the Convention between Great Britain and France of March 8, 1883, respecting the Exchange of Postal Money Orders between British India and France. Signed at Paris, September 3, 1921.* THE President of the French Republic and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, deeming it necessary to abrogate the provision of Article 2 of the Convention of March 8, 1883, which fixes at 1 per cent. the maximum amount of the commission chargeable to persons remitting money thereunder, have agreed to substitute for the provisions of Article 2 of the said Convention the following stipulation: Art. 2. There shall be charged for each remittance of money affected in pursuance of the preceding Article a commission which shall be fixed by the Administration of the country of origin, and which shall be chargeable to the remitter of the money." In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this additional Act and have affixed thereto their seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the 3rd day of September, 1921. (L.S.) A. BRIAND. HARDINGE OF PENSHURST. AGREEMENT Additional to the Convention between Great Britain and France of December 1, 1909, respecting the Exchange of Post Office Money Orders between New Zealand and France.-Signed at Paris, September 3, 1921.* THE President of the French Republic and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, deeming it necessary to abrogate the provision of Article 2 of the Convention of December 1, 1909, † which fixes at 11 per cent. the maximum amount of the commission chargeable to persons remitting money thereunder, have agreed to substitute for the provisions of Article 2 of the said Convention the following stipulations: Art. 2. There shall be charged, for each remittance of money effected in pursuance of the preceding Article, a commission which shall be fixed by the Administration of the country of issue, and shall be chargeable to the remitter of the money. "Official money orders relative to the postal service and sent from one postal administration to another or between offices subordinate to these administrations are exempt from all charges. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this additional Act and have affixed thereto their seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the third day of September, 1921. (L.S.) A. BRIAND. HARDINGE OF PENSHURST. Signed also in the French language. + Vol. CII, page 88. |