1931.
Drugs,
w h i c h net from, the 27th l a y
require for
consent to
their
to the 13th J u l y ,
effective o p e r a t i o n
that the Council
take certain action'.
It
is no t neces^ûrjT-fp-r me
to discuss
of this C o n f e r e n c e , but I Æa.y;’say in p a s s i n g
the results
that it was
attended by the r o p r o s e n t a t i v e ^ o / ’ 57 states ( including
'7/
three states w h i c h w e r e rep resented by o b s e r v e r s ) and that
the C o n v e n t i o n
r e s u l t i n g f rom the C o n f e r e n c e has received 36
signatures.
I.
The C o n v e n t i o n .
A c t i o n by the C o u n c i l
is c o n t e m p l a t e d in regard
to
the fo l l o w i n g p o i n t s .
(a)
A r t i c l e 5, p a r a g r a p h 6 p r o v i d e s
of the e s t i m a t e s p r o v i d e d
that the examination
for u n d e r the C o n v e n t i o n shall be
the O p i u m A d v i s o r y
undertaken
by a S u p e r v i s o r y B o d y to w h i c h
Committee,
the r e m a n e n t C e n t r a l B o a r d , the H e a l t h C o mmittee
and the Office I n t e r n a t i o n a l d'Hygiène P u b l i q u e shall
the right to &p oint one member.
each have
The A r t i c l e f u r t h e r provides
that the S e c r e t a r i a t of the S u p e r v i s o r y Body shall be p r o v i d e d
by the S e c r e t a r y - C e n t r a l of the L e a g u e of N a t i o n s , who w ill
ensure close
c o - o p e r a t i o n wit h the p e r m a n e n t C e n t r a l Board.
I assume
that
the Coun c i l will be w i l l i n g to agree
t.nat the a d v i s o r y Commit te-.. , the H e a l t h Committee,
Secretary-General undertake
this Article.
the duties
a s s igned
and the
to them under
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the Council need m u r e 3
provides
the Health
b y
note this provision.
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that in the event of the H e a l t h Committee den
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1 V'iso
n e c e s s i t y arises,
the dut y assigned to
this Article.
lsiors cf
(a) ar
(&)
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the C o u n c i l u nder p r e c e d i n g heads
are ria vurally subject
uo m a k e
0 the j
to the consent of the
any f i n a n c i a l p r o v i s i o n w h i c h m a v be
i Gicles of
the C o n v e n t i o n assign
necessary.
to the
2cr0 tary-General c e r t a i n a c t i o n w h i c h is ei t h e r of a rou"
°'L ln line W 1 *n w o r k a l r e a d y being u n d e r t a k e n by tie
tariat and need,
II.
11
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t h e r e f o r e , give rise to no comment on m y ps
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would
in the framing of the n e c e s s a r y
cgislitive ana a d m i n i s t r a t i v e m e a s u r e s
for the a p p l i c a t i o n in
taoir t e r r i t o r i e s cf the C o n v e n t i o n dr..™ up b y the Conierencs.
The A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e , as the Conference noted,
taken action
of this character
in connection
with the Geneva
Convention a n d its w o r k has been of considerable
to Governments.
I t h i n k , therefore,
be glad to take
the action
In its
the Council
suggested by the C o n f e r e n c e .
third r e c o m m e n d a t i o n the Conference
to consider f o r t h w i t h the d e s i r a b i l i t y
the Geneva Convention,
Convention
but which are not
it is important
Geneva C o n v e n t i o n
of 1912.
that the drugs r e f e r r e d to
terms of article
Conven­
14
(d) of
by c o u n t r i e s w hic h are parties
to the
to the Geneva Convention,
further r e c o m m e n d e d thst
cf
w hich will be
to the orovisi ons of the Hague
tion in a c c o r d a n c e with the
Hague but not
of b r i n g i n g under
certain d r u g s
under the
of 1925 or the H a g u e C o n v e n t i o n
that Convention,
the League
^n the L i m i t a t i o n of M a n u f a c t u r e
at present
should be s u b j e c t e d
asked
in accordan ce wi th t he procedure
Article 10 of that Convention,
As
assistance
that the Council would
to r e q u e s t the H e a l t h Committee of
covered by the
has a l r e a d y
the
Council
the
Conference
shuld
draw
the a t t e n ­
tion of such c o u n t r i e s to the p r o p o s a l in the L i m i t a t i o n
Convention in respect
of such drugs and
this matter drawn up by the experts
to the
report on
attached to the
Con­
fère n e e .
The
fifth r e c o m m e n d a t i o n requests
to draw the a t t e n t i o n
of Governments to the
the Council
importance
of
the c o n c l u s i o n of a C o n v e n t i o n for the p r o s e c u t i o n and p u n i s h ­
ment of b r e a c h e s
of
> .and p o s s e s s i o n
the law r e l a t i n g
of n a r cotic
drugs.
to the m a n u f a c t u r e , trade
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these dungs
sh o u l d limit the m a n u f a c t u r e as n e a r l y as
possible
the
to
quant i t i e s
and exports for medical
ence r e q u e s t e d the
states
propose
and
required
scientific
Coun c i l also
:en tioned a b o v e
to the
that the Coun c i l
for domestic
purposes.
The
Confer­
to draw the a t t e n t i o n of
terms of the
should
consumption
the
recommendation.
I
instruct the S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l
to take the n e c e s s a r y a c t i o n .
The
final r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of
the Conference
to the
effect that the League
of Nations
prizes as a r e w a r d for
results obtained by research work for
purpose of d i s c o v e r i n g medicines
same t herapeutic effe c t s
I do not t h i n k
the present
it i;
mom e n t
as drugs,
sho u l d be
is
enabled to give
the
w h i c h , although p r o d u c i n g the
do no t give rise
cessar-
than to note this recommendation.
to addiction.