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 [61 STAT. TREATIES PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENTS, CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CONCLUDED AT THE HAGUE ON 23 JANUARY 1912, AT GENEVA ON 11 FEBRUARY 1925 AND 19 FEBRUARY 1925, AND 13 JULY 1931, AT BANGKOK ON 27 NOVEMBER 1931 AND AT GENEVA ON 26 JUNE 1936 Narcotic drugs. Performance of du- ties and functions of League of Nations, etc. Pro, p. 2251 38 Stat. 1912 . 48 Sta. 153 . 48 Stat. 153. PIS, . lM. The States Parties to the present Protocol, considering that under the internationalAgreements, Con- ventions and Protocols relating to narcotic drugs which were con- cluded on 23 January 1912, 11 February 1925, [1] 19 February 1925, [2 13 July 1931, 27 No- vember 1931 [3] and 26 June 1936, [4] the League of Nations was invested with certain duties and functions for whose continued performance it is necessary to make provision in consequency of the dissolution of the League, and considering that it is expedient that these duties and functions should be performed henceforth by the United Nations and the World Health Organization or its Interim Commission, have agreed upon the following provisions: ARTICLE I The States Parties to the pres- ent Protocol undertake that as between themselves they will, each in respect of the instruments to which it is a party, and in accordance with the provisions of the present Protocol, attribute full legal force and effect to, and duly apply the amendments to those t League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. 51, p. 337. s Ibid., vol 81, p. 317. Ibid., vol. 177, p. 373. Ibid., vol. 198, p. 299. instruments which are set forth in the Annex to the present Protocol. ARTICLE II 1. It is agreed that, during the period preceding the entry into force of the Protocol in respect of the International Con- vention relating to Dangerous Drugs of 19 February 1925, and in respect of the International Convention for limiting the Manu- facture and regulating the Dis- tribution of Narcotic Drugs of 13 July 1931, the Permanent Central Board and the Supervisory Body as at present constituted shall con- tinue to perform their functions. Vacancies in the membership of the Permanent Central Board may during this period be filled by the Economic and Social Council. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is authorized to perform at once the duties hitherto discharged by the Secretary- General of the League of Nations in connection with the Agree- ments, Conventions and Protocols mentioned in the Annex to the present Protocol. 2232

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