File No. 811.114/49.

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To the Diplomatic Officers of the United States.

Gentlemen: Referring to the Department’s circular instruction of March 11, 1914, entitled “Opium Laws and Regulations,” you are now instructed to communicate to the Governments to which you are respectively accredited the conditions under which opium, cocaine, etc., may be imported into the United States, as follows:

Opium, other than smoking opium and cocaine, and salts, derivatives or preparations thereof, may be imported into the United States under the following conditions:

1st. That they shall conform to the United States pharmacopœian standard, or if produced in Scotland, England, France or Germany to the pharmacopœian standard of the country of production.

2d. That in the case of opium, it is not imported by any subject of the Emperor of China.

3d. That they conform to the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906.

4th. That they are imported for medicinal purposes only.

You may add that the importation as well as the exportation of smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking is absolutely prohibited.

In communicating this information you will request to be advised of the conditions under which the Governments to which you are respectively accredited permit importation of opium and cocaine, and salts, derivatives or preparations thereof. I am [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
William Phillips
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