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 IRAN-RECIPROCAL TRADE-APR. 8, 1943 WHEREAS the said agreement was supplemented by an exchange of notes between the Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Iran at Washington, which notes are word for word as follows: "I MPE RIAL LEGATION OF IRAN " WASHINGTON, D. C. "APIL 8, 1943 "No. 108 USnIR: "During the course of the negotiations of the Trade Agreement signed this day, and with direct reference to the tariff concession on opium imported into the United States as provided in Sched- ule II thereof, it has been explained that the general policy of Ante, p.133. the Government of the United States is to issue permits for the importation of opium only in cases where the producing country has established a system of import permits and export authoriza- tions at least equivalent to that described in the International Opium Convention signed at Geneva on February 19, 1925. "It has been further explained that in accordance with this policy, which is of general application, the issuance of permits for the importation of Iranian opium into the United States in the future would depend largely upon the measures which may have been taken by the Government of Iran for controlling effec- tively traffic in opium. "I am directed by my Government to state that it fully appre- ciates the reasons which have led to the general policy of the Government of the United States with respect to the importation of opium and to the adoption of the above means to carry out this policy. I am further directed to state that my Government has always been in full accord and sympathy with the interna- tional efforts made in the past to suppress the contraband traflic in opium, and that it is my Government's intention to establish at an early date any additional regulations which may be neces- sary to confine the trade in opium produced in Iran to legitimate international channels, including a system of import permits and export authorizations at least equivalent to that described in the Geneva drug convention of 1925. "Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest considera- tion. "M. SHAYESTEM "The Honorable COBDELL HUrL, Secretary of State of the United States of America" 58 STAT.] 1351

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