to instruct its representative at Teheran to concert with the British Minister there in making representations to the Persian Government in this matter, in order that by such cooperation the maximum pressure may be brought to bear on that Government to take adequate steps to stop this traffic. Reference is made in this connection to your despatches Nos. 1062 and 1077 of May 6 and 13, 1925, respectively,"1 wherein you refer to the Legation's recent representations to the Persian Government regarding the control of opium traffic from Persian Gulf ports and to certain supplementary information furnished you in this connection by the British Minister to Persia. The report, that shipments of opium to the Far East have been diverted from the port of arrival indicated in the covering shipping documents and have been smuggled into China, is partially substantiated by despatches which have reached the Department from certain of its officers in China. You are directed, therefore, to address a further communication to the Persian Government referring to your previous notes and to the Persian Government's replies in this matter. In such further representations, the exact nature of which the Department desires to leave in a large measure to your discretion, you should state that, subsequent to such exchanges of notes, your Government has received credible information from certain of its representatives in China and from other sources to the effect that opium shipped from the Persian Gulf has been diverted from its ostensible destination and has been smuggled into China. You may refer again to the efforts of the Persian and American Governments to assist in the regulation of the world traffic in this drug and in keeping it within the limits of legitimate enterprise. In conclusion you should state that your Government, actuated by a spirit of friendly cooperation, has authorized you to bring to the attention of the Persian Government the situation outlined above and that your Government, in order that the joint efforts of the two Governments may be most effective, has expressed the earnest hope that the Persian Government will in due course inform you of such steps as it may have been able to take or of such further steps as it may contemplate taking to investigate and correct this situation. You may orally inform your British colleague of the action taken by you in this matter.

I am [etc.]

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For the Secretary of State:

LELAND HARRISON

891.114 Narcotics/57

The Chargé in Persia (Amory) to the Secretary of State

No. 1225

[Extract]

TEHERAN, October 9, 1925.
[Received November 12.]

SIR: With reference to the Department's instruction No. 409 of July 31, 1925 transmitting a copy of a note from the British Embassy in Washington (No. 543) of May 22, 1925, in regard to the diversion from their ostensible port of arrival of opium shipments leaving Bushire and instructing this Legation to present certain phases of the question to the Persian government, I have the honor to enclose herewith a copy of my note to the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs in the sense of the Department's instruction (Enclosure 1) and a translation of the Minister's reply (Enclosure 2).22

I have [etc.]

[Enclosure]

COPLEY AMORY, Jr.

The American Chargé (Amory) to the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Hassan Moshar)

No. 29

TEHERAN, September 7, 1925. EXCELLENCY: Referring to this Legation's communication of Feb. 13, 1925, (No. 136) 22 in regard to the control of the opium traffic from the Persian gulf ports and to Your Excellency's replies thereto, No. 20896 [20898] of February 22,22 and No. 1565 of May 6, 1925,22 I have the honor, pursuant to instructions from my government, to inform Your Excellency that subsequent to the above exchange of notes my government has received credible information from certain of its representatives in China and from other sources that opium shipped from the Persian gulf has been diverted from its ostensible destination and has been smuggled into China.

In this connection it may not be inopportune to refer to the efforts which the Imperial Government and the American Government have made to assist in the regulation of the world traffic in this drug, and in keeping it within the limits of legitimate enterprise.

In inviting Your Excellency's attention to the situation outlined above, I need hardly point out that my government is actuated by a

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spirit of friendly cooperation, and in order that the joint efforts of the two governments may be most effective, has expressed the earnest hope that Your Excellency will see fit in due course to inform me of such steps as the Imperial Government may have been able to take, or of such further steps as it may contemplate taking to control the export of opium likely to get into contraband channels.

I avail myself [etc.]

COPLEY AMORY, Jr.

POLAND

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND POLAND ACCORDING MUTUAL UNCONDITIONAL MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT IN CUSTOMS MATTERS, SIGNED FEBRUARY 10, 19251

611.60 c 31/43b

The Secretary of State to the Polish Minister (Wróblewski)?

WASHINGTON, February 10, 1925.

SIR: I have the honor to make the following statement of my understanding of the agreement reached through recent conversations held at Washington on behalf of the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Poland with reference to the treatment which the United States shall accord to the commerce of Poland and which Poland shall accord to the commerce of the United States pending the negotiation of a comprehensive treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights to which the Governments of both countries have given careful attention and in favor of which both Governments have informally expressed themselves.

These conversations have disclosed a mutual understanding between the two Governments which is that, in respect to import, export and other duties and charges affecting commerce, as well as in respect to transit, warehousing and other facilities and the treatment of commercial travelers' samples, the United States will accord to Poland and Poland will accord to the United States, its territories and possessions, unconditional most-favored-nation treatment; and that in the matter of licensing or prohibitions of imports or exports, the United States and Poland, respectively, so far as they at any time maintain such a system, will accord to the commerce of the other treatment as favorable, with respect to commodities, valuations and quantities, as may be accorded to the commerce of any other country.

It is understood that

No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into or disposition in the United States, its territories or possessions, of any articles the produce or manufacture of Poland than are or shall

The Free City of Danzig was a contracting party.

2 The draft for an exchange of notes regarding reciprocal unconditional mostfavored-nation treatment was submitted to the Polish Legation on Aug. 27, 1924, and was accepted, as here printed, by the Polish Government, after minor changes.