File No. 774/393.

Chargé Vignaud to the Secretary of State.

No. 528.]

Sir: I have the honor to report that Mr. Pichon has just notified this embassy of the appointment of the three French delegates to the opium conference. They are: M. L. O. Ratard, consul general of France at Shanghai; Mr. Brenier, under director of the department of agriculture, forests, and commerce of Indo-China; and M. Cronillon, inspector of first grade of the customhouse service of Indo-China.

I have, etc.,

Henry Vignaud.