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His Excellency Mr. G. Carlin, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at London and The Hague, delegate.

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His Excellency Mr. Alberto Guani, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels and The Hague, delegate.

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Dr. Esteban Gil Borges, First Secretary of Legation at Paris, delegate.

At a series of meetings held from June 15 to 25, 1914, the Conference, having examined the question submitted to it under the third resolution passed by the Second Conference.

(A) Has placed on record the following opinions:

1. That it is possible to bring into force the International Opium Convention of January 23, 1912, notwithstanding the fact that some of the Powers invited, in pursuance of paragraph 1 of Article 23, have not yet signed the Convention.

2. That the Convention shall come into force between all the signatory Powers as soon as the Powers which have already signed, and those which have expressed their intention to adhere to it, have ratified it. The date of the coming into force of the Convention shall be that fixed by paragraph 1 of Article 24.

3. That, if by a date to be determined by the Conference all the signatory Powers have not yet deposited their ratifications, it shall be permissible for the signatory Powers whose ratifications have been deposited by that date, to bring the Convention into force. The same power shall obtain for the signatory Powers which may successively deposit their ratifications after that date.

4. That the date indicated in 3 shall be December 31, 1914.

5. That the power of acceding to the Convention do remain open to the Powers which have not yet signed.

(B) Has decided:

That a protocol by which the signatory Powers desirous of availing themselves of the power mentioned in 3 shall be able to declare their intention of putting the convention in force shall be opened at The Hague.

His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, in accordance with the unanimous wish of the Conference, has consented to draw up this protocol, which will remain open for signature.

(C) Has unanimously carried the following resolution:

The Conference invites His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to make, in the name of the Conference, an urgent and