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Representative Walter H. Judd, of Minnesota, to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I am glad to learn that in pursuance of House Joint Resolution 241, the Department of State has addressed communications to all the opium producing countries urging them to restrict the growing of opium to legitimate needs.
It occurred to me that in further pursuance of the Resolution it might be most helpful and advantageous for the Department of State at this particular time to request our British and Russian allies to collaborate with this Government in strong joint protests to the Governments of certain opium producing nations such as Iran where large numbers of troops from these allied countries are now stationed and constantly exposed to opium addiction because of the large quantities of the drug which are freely obtainable there.
Respectfully yours,