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The Secretary of State to the American Delegation at the Meeting of the Fifth Committee of the Assembly of the League of Nations
Gentlemen: You have been appointed to represent, in a consultative capacity, the Government of the United States in connection with the forthcoming meeting of the Fifth Committee of the Assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva, Switzerland, to consider the recommendations of the Opium Advisory Committee. Mr. Edwin L. Neville, of the Department of State, will accompany you.
In view of your familiarity with the problems to be discussed and the full instructions which were given to you when you attended the meeting of the Opium Advisory Committee in May of this year, the Department believes that it is unnecessary to set forth in detail the attitude of this Government in regard to the traffic in narcotic drugs. You should, however, make clear that your position has not altered, and you should make every effort, consistent with your instructions and with the attitude of the United States, to obtain approval of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee and the furtherance of the policy of this Government.
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