LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Commun.tcated to the C.lOl(l) .M.56(1) .1939.XI.

Council and Members
of the League. Geneva, January 3th, 1940.
TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS.

List of Members of the League of Nations and States non-Members

together with their colonies, protectorates.; overseas territories,
or territories placed unGer their suzerainty or mandate, indicat-
ing their situation concerning the ratification, accession or
the application of the Conventi~3 and Agreements relating to
opium and other dangerous drugs.

Note by the Secretary-General.

In accordance with decisions taken by the Advisory

Committee on Traffic in Opium and other Dangerous Drugs at its
Twenty-second and Twenty-third sessions (May-June 1937 and
May-June 1938), the Secretariat drew up a list indicating the
situation as regards the application of the international Opium
Conventions and Agreements in respect of sovereign countries
together with their colonies, protectorates, over-seas territories
or territories placed under their suzerainty or mandateo The
information contained in the list concerning colonies; protectorates,
etc., has been checked by the Government ~ concerned through the ·
intermediary of their representatives on the Advisory Co~~ittee.

The Secretary-General communicated the list to the

Council and to the Members of the League on March 28th 1939.

The present revised edition takes into account the

coming into force en October 26th, 1939, of the Convention
of 1936 for the Suppre3sion of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous
Drugs.

Abbreviations.

H.l912 International Opium Convention~ The Hague,

January 23rd, 1912.
G.l925 International Opium Convention, Geneva,
February 19th, 1925.
G.l931 Conv~ntion for limiting the manufacture and
regulating the distributio~ of narcotic drugs,
Geneva, July 13th, 1931.
G.O.P.1925 Agreement concerning the suppression of manufacture
of internal trade in, and use of, prepared opium,
Geneva, February 11th, 1925"
B .1931 Agreement for suppression of · opium-smoking,
Bangkok, November 27th : 1931 .
G .1936 Convention for the Suppression of the illicit
traffic in dangerous drugs, Geneva, June 26th, 1936.
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MEMBRES DE LA SOCIETE ET ETATS NON MEMBRES
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE AND NON-MEMBER STATES.
Afghanistan j G.1931 ; Afghanis tan
Union Sud- I ! Union of South
africaine H.l912 G.l925
I
G.l931 I Africa
Albanie H.l912 G.l931 I I Albania
Allemagne H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 I Germany
Etats -Unis United States of
d'Amerique H.l912 G .1931 America
Argentine Argentine
Arabie I
!1
I
Saoudienne G .1931 Saudi Arabia
Australie H.l912 G.1925 G.1931 Australia
Belgique H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.l936 iI Belgium
Bolivie H.l912 G.1925 Bolivia
Bresil H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.l936 Brazil
Royaume -Uni de United Kingdom of
Grande-Breta- Great Britain
gne et d'Ir- and Northern
lande du Nord H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Ireland
Bulgarie H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 · I Bulgaria
Canada H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.l936 Canada
Chili H.l912 G.l925 G .1931 Chile
Chine H.l912 G.1931 G.l936 China
Colombie H.l912 G.l925 G .1931 1 Colombia
Costa-Rica H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l i Costa-Rica
Cuba H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Cuba
Dane mark H.l912 G.l925 G .1931 Denmark
Ville libre 1
! Free City of
de Dantzig H.1912 G.l925 G.1931 Danzig
Republique Dominican
domini caine H.l912 G.l925 , G.l931 Republic
Egypte G.l925 G.l931 Egypt
Equateur H.1912i G.l925 G.l931
1
Ecuador
Eapagne H.l9121 G.l925 G.l931 1
Spain
Estonie H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l j Estonia
Ethiopie . Ethiopia
Finlande H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l l Finland
France H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 France
Grece H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l G.1936 Greece
Guatemala H.l912 G.l931 G.l936 Guatemal a
Haiti H.l912 1G.l925 I G.l931 G.l936 Haiti
Honduras H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Honduras
Hongrie H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Hungary
Inde H.l912 i G.l925 G.l931 G.l936 India
Irak H.l912 G.l925
1
I G.l931 1 Iraq
Iran 'I G.l931 Iran
Irlande H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Ireland
Islande H.l912 j Iceland
Italie
Ja?;)on
H.l912 1G.l925 G.l9311
H.l912 I G.l925 G.l931,
I Italy
Japan
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Lettonie IH.l912 1'G.l925 :G.l93+ 1 Latvia

Liberia H.l912 . ! · i Liberia
Liechtenstein H.l912 1G.l925 IG.l931
I I
Liechtenstein
Lithuanie G.1925 j G .1931 Lithuania
Luxembourg H.l912 G.1925 !G.l931 Luxemburg
Me xi que H.l912 1 1
G,l931 Mexico
Monaco H.l912 ' G.l925 iG.l931 Monaco
Nicaragua H.l912 ;G.l931 Nicaragua
Norvege H.l912 G.l925 G.l931, Norway
Nouvelle-
Zelande ' H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 New Zealand
Panama H.l912 G.l931 Panama
Paraguay Paraguay
Pays-Bas H.l912 G.l925' G.l931 Netherlands
Perou H.l912 G.l931 Peru
?ologne ' H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Poland
Portugal
Roumanie
I H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Portugal
H.l912 G.l925 JG.l931 G.1936 Roumania.
Saint-Marin G.1925 JG.l931 San Marino
Salvador H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Salvador
Soudan (1) G.l925 ,G.l931 Sudan (1)
Suede H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Sweden
8 '~isse H.l912 I, G.l925 G.l9}1 Switzerland
'Tcheco- Czecho-
Slovaquie H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Slovakia
Thailande H .1912 G.1925 i G.1931 (G. 0. P .1925 Tha.1land
· (B.l931
'l'urquie H.l912 G.l925 ,G.1931 G.l936 ITurkey
Union des Union of
Republiques
sovietiques
I G.l925 1G.l93l Soviet
Socialist
socialistes I Republics
Uruguay H.l912 G.l925 jG.l931 Uruguay
Venezuela H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Venezuela
Yemen !Yemen
Yougoslavie H.l912 G.l925 !Yugoslavia

(1) Le Soudan a ete insere a cette place par.c e que 1e Conseil

lui a communique directement les Conventions en question
afin qu 1 il en devienne partie.
(1) The Sudan is inserted here because the conventions in
question were communicated to it directly by the Council
with a view to its becoming a party thereto.
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TERRITOIRES SOUS MANDATS, COLONIES, PROTECTORATS, TERRITOIRES
SOUS SUZERAINETE, TERRITOIRES D 1 0~R, etc.
MANDATED TERRITORIES, COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, TERRlTORIES
UNDER SOVEREIGNTY, OVERSEAS. TERRITORIES, etc.
A.
Mandats -Mandates.
MkNDATS A. A. MANDATES
Grande-Bretagne ' Great Britain
et Irlande du and Northern
Nord: Ireland:
Palesti.ne et
I Palestine and
Transjordanie H.l912 1G.l925 G.l931 Trans jordan
France: France:
Syrie et Liban G.l925 G.l931 Syria and Lebanon

MANDATS B. B. MANDATES
Belgique: Belgium
Ruanda Urundi Ruanda Urundi
Grande-Bretagne Great-Britain
et Irlande du and Northern
Nord: Ireland:
Cameroun H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Cameroons
Togo H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Togo land
Territoire de Tanganyika
Tanganyika H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Territory
France: France:
Cameroun H.l912 G.1925 G.l931 Cameroons
Togo H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Togo land

MANDATS C. C.MANDATES
Union Sud- Union of
africaine: South Afr~ca:
Sud-ouest
africain H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 South West Africa
Australie: Australia:
Nouvelle-Guinee G.l925 G.l931 New Guinea
Empire britan- British
nique: Empire:
Nauru G.l925 G.1931 Nauru
Japan: Japan:
Iles sous man- Islands under
dat japonais H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Japanese mandate
Nouvelle-Zelande: New Zealand:
Samoa occident. I G.l925 G.l931 Western Samoa
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B.
Colonies, pr otectorats, territoires sous suzerainete,
territoires d 1 outre-mer, etc.
Colonies, protectorates; territories under sovereignty,
overseas territories, etc.
ETATS-UNIS UNITED STATES
'
D 1 AMERIQUE OF' AMERICA
I I
i
Amerique: ' !America:
Territoire de I I Territory of
1 1Alaska tH.1912 IG.l931 I Alaska
Iles Vierges H.l912 G.1931 ~j Virgin Islands
Zone du Canal ~ Panama Canal
de Panama IH.l912 1 G.l931 Zone
Porto-Rico H.l912 G.l931 1 Puerto-Rico
I
Asie: !Asia:
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Iles Philip- Philippine
pines H.l912 G.l931 Islands
Oceanie: II Oceania:
Guam H.l912 G.l931 Guam
Territoire des Territory of
Iles Hawai H.l912 G.l931 Havrai
Iles Samoa
americaines H.l912 G.l931 !American Samoa
Autres posses- Other insular
sions insulai- possessions of
res des Etats-J the United States
Unis en Oceant I H.l912 G.l931 in Oceania

BELGIQUE BELGIUM
Afrique: AfriG-'il.:
.......__

Congo belge Belgian Congo

GRANDE-BRETAGNE ! I GREAT BRITAIN

ET IRLANDE DU Arm NORTHERN
NORD
-- l I IRELAND
Afrique: I I Africa:
Gambie(colonie) ,H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Ge.mbia (colony)
Gamble (protect.) H .1912 G.l925 G.l931 Gambia (protect.)
G6te d 1 0r Gold Coast
(colonie) IH.1912 G.1925 G.l931 (colony)
Achanti H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Ashanti
Territoire du Nort!l.ern Terri-
Nord de la tories of the
C6te de l'Or H.l912 G.l925 G.1931 Gold Coast
Kenia (colonie) H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Kenya (co lony)
Kenia (protect.) H.l912 G.l925 G.1931 Kenya (protect.)
Maurice H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Maur-:_ tiu3
Nigeria Nige::--i a
(colonie) H.l912 G.l925 G.1931 (co lony)
Nigeria Nigeria
(protectorat) H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 (protec torate)
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Nyassaland H.l912 !G.l925 G.l93l Nyasalanri

(protectorat du) (protectorate~
Rhodesie du Nord H.l912 G.l92S G.l931 Northern Rhodesi~
.Rhodesia du Sud H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Southern Rhodesia
.ste Helene et St.Helena and
.Ascension H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Ascension
Se·icheiles H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 . Seychelles
Sierra ' Leone .'
Sierra Leone
.. (colonie) . H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l (.colony)
. Sierra· Leone Sierra Leone
(protectorat.) G.l925 G.1931 . (protectorate)
Somalie Somali land
( protec·torat) ij.l912 G.l925 G.l931 (protectorate)
_Territoires rte . . !South African
la Haute Com- I , High Commission
mission de I 1 Territories
ltAfrique du of:
Sud :
Basout.oland H .1912 G.1.925 Basutoland
Betchouanaland Bechuanaland
(protectorat) H.l912 G.l925 (protectorate)
Swaziland H.l912 G.l925 Swaziland
Ouganda(protect. ) ~.1912 G.l925 G.l93~ Uganda (protect.)
Zanzibar (prot.) H.l912 G.l925 G~l931 Zanzibar (prot.)
Amer1gue .I
.I Ame rica :
Bahamas H.l912 G.l925 Bahamas
Bar bade H.l912 G.l925 fG.l93l Barbados
Bermucies H.l912 G.l925 1G.l93l Bermuda
Guyane British
bri tanni que H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l Guiana
Honduras British
britannique H.l912 G.l925 G.l93~ Honduras
Fa.lkland (I le s et Falkland Islands
dependances) H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l and Dependencies
JamaJ:aue H.l912 G.l925 Jamaica
Iles C;dques H.l912 G.l925 ' Caic os Islands
Iles Caimans H.l912 G.l925 • Cayman Islands
Iles Turques H.l912 G.l925 Turks Islands
Iles sous le Leeward ·
Vent : Is l ands:
Anti goa H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l Antigua
Dominique H.l912 G.l925 G. l931 1
Dorninica
Montserrat H. l 912 G.l925 G. l 931 Montserrat
St Christophe St . Christopher
et Nieves H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 and Nevis
Iles Vierges H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l Virgin Islandes
Terre Neuve Newfoundiand
et Labrador H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l and Labrador
Trinite et Trinidad and.
Tobago H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Tobago
Iles du Vent 1
Windwar d. Islands:
Grenade H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l Grenada
Ste Lucie H. 1912 G.l925 St ~ Lucia
St Vincent H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 . jSt. Vincent
!
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Asie I Asia: -
I . I
I
1

Aden (colon-y)
Aden (colonie) iH.1912 G.l925 I

Aden · (protect.) Aden (protect.

Birmanie IH.1912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 !B.l931 Burma
Ce-ylan H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 B.l931 Ce-ylon
Ch-ypre H.l912 0.1925 G.1931 C-ypr-us
Hong-Kong H.l912 G.l925 G.l921 G.O.P.l925 B.l931
1 Hong Kong
Etats malais Mala:v States
federes: I Feds rated:
Negri Sembilan H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 B.l93l j' Negri Sembilan
Pahang H.l912 G.l925 G~l931 G.O.P.l925 B.l931 Pahang
Perak H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 B.l9311 Perak
Selangor H.l912 G.l925 G.1931 G.O.P.l925 8.1931 Selangor
Etats ·malais I Mala-y States
non federes: I Non-Federated
Johore !H.l912 G.l925 G.O.P.l925 B.l9311 Johore
Kedah H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 B.l931 Kedah
Kelantan H.l912 G.l925 G.O.P.l925 1B.l931 Kelantan
Perl is H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G;O.P.1925 B.1931 Perlis ·
Trengganu H.l912 G.l925 G. 0. ~ P .1925
.
B .1931.I Tren:--sganu
Borneo du Nord H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.1925 B.l93lll Nortn Borneo
(S tate of
Brunel H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 B.1g31i ' I
Brune.i
Sarawa!:c H.l912 G.l925 0.1931 G.O.P.l925 B.l93l j Saraw':Lk
Etablissements 1 Straits
des Detroits H.l912 1G.l925 G.l93l G.O.P.l925 8.1931. Settlements
I
Europe: I Europe:
Gibraltar H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 I Gibraltar
Malte H.l912 G.l925 , Malta
Oceanie: I Oceania:
Fidji Fiji
Iles du Pacifi- Western
que occiden- j Pacific _
tal: Islands of:
Iles Salomon -
( protectorat} · H.l912 i G.l925 G.l931
I British Sol·omo
Islands (prot.
I
Iles Gilbert et Gilbert and
Ellice(colonie) H.l912 , G.l925 Ellice Island
i (colon-y)
Iles Tonga G.1925 G.1931
..
1
. I Tonga Islands

DANE MARK ! ' I DENMP.RK

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I I I I
Amerique:
i I ·I II
America:

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Greenland Greenland

i l SPAIN
ESPAGNE
Afrique:
i
Terri toire s de I
1I II
i
I Africa:
· Territories
:souverainete 1
• - I under Spanis ~
espagnole I I sove::.•eignt ;~ .1
Afrique du Nord~ I · · · I North Africa:~
Ceuta IH.l912 1 G.l925 I G.l931 ' Ceuta
Me~ila 1H.1912 1G.l925 G.l931 Melila
Penon de Velez ! · , 1: Penon de Vele
de la Gomera jH.l912 , G.l925 !G.l931 j de 1a Gomora
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Alhucemas !H.l912 IG.l925 G.l931 Alhucemas
Chafarines IH.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Chafarines
Colonies espa- Spanish colonial
gnoles, Cote Territoires
Atlantique du Morocco
Maroc: Atlantic Coast:
Santa Cruz de Santa Cruz
Mar Pequena de Mar Pequeha
(Ifni) H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 (Ifni)
Cote Atlantique: Atlantic Coast:
Sahara espagnol H.l912 Gol925 G.l931 Spanish Sahara
Rio de Oro ,H.l912 G. l925 G.l931 Rio de Oro
Guinee espagnole !H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Spanish Guinea
Fernando Po iH.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Fernando Po
Annobon H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Anno bon
Corisco H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Corisco
Elobey Grande Great and Little
et Chico H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 I Elobey
Pr otectorat iSpanish
espagnol au I Prot~ctoratee
Maroc: in Morocco:
Zone nord du
Maroc
II H.l~l2 G.l925 G.l931 1
Morocco;
i Northern Zone
Zone sud du iMorocco,Southern
Maroc(cap Juby) H.l912 G.l925 Gel931 Zone (cap Juby)
FRANCE FRANCE
Afrique: ·
I
Afri~a:
Algerie H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Algeria ·
Tunis ie (prot.) G.l925 G.l931 .Tunis (protect.)
~·~ aroc (protect.) G.l925 G.l931 Morocco (protect.)
Afrique occiden- French West
tale franqaise H.l912 G.l925 'G.l931 Africa
Afrique equato- French Equato-
riale franqaise ·H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 1 rial Africa
Madagascar et
dependance a H.l912 G.l925 G.l931
·I Madagascar and
Dependencies
Iles de la
Reunion H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Reunion
Cote des Somalis 1
somali Coast and
et dependancea H.l912 1G.l925 G.l931 1 Dependencies

Asie: As]a:
Etablissements Establishments
de l'Inde H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 in India
Union
indochinoise H.l912 G.l925 G.l93l p.O.P.l.92.5 B .1931 Indo-China
A~_erigue: 1 !America:
St.Pierre et ~ 1St .Pierre and
Miquelon H.l912 jG.l925 G.l931 Miquelon
Martinique H.l912 1G.l925 G. l931 Martinique
Guadeloupe et I Guadeloupe and
1
dependances H.l912 G. l925 iG.l931 Dependeneies
Guyane franqaise !H.l912 ;G.l925 1G61931 French Guiana
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Oceanie: Oceania:
Nouvelle Caledonie New Caledonia
et dependances H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 and Depend.
Etablissements French
fran~ais de Etablishments
l'Oceanie H.l912 G.l925 0.1931 in Oceania

ITA LIE ITALY

Afrigue: Africa:
Afrique orienta-
le italienne H.l912 0.1925 0;.19311
l Italian East
Africa
Lybie H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Lybia
Euro12e: Euro12e:
Possessions des
lles ita.liennes Italian
de l'Archipel Islands in
(Dodecanese} H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 the Aegean

JAPON JAPAN
Asie: Asia:
Coree H.l912 G~l925 0.1931 Chosen
Formose H~l912 G ~19.25 G.l931 . .
Taiwan
Karafuto H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.l925 8.1931 Karafuto
Territoire a bail Leased Territory
du Kouan-Toung H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 G.O.P.lgcj 8.1931 of Kwantung

NORVEGE NORWAY
Euro2e: Europe:
Spitzberg H.l912 G.l925 G.l931 Spitzbergen

PAYS-BAS NETHERLANDS
Amerigue: I America:
Cura~ao H;.l912 0.1925 G.l931 Cura~ao .
Surinam H.l912 0,1925 G.l931 Surinam
Asie: Asia:
Indes neerlan- Netherlands
daises H.l912 G.l925 0.1931 G.O.P.l% B.l931 Indies

PORTUGAL . . PORTUGAL
Afrigue: Africa:
Angola H.l912 G.1925 1G.l931 Angola
Iles du Cap Vert .H.l912 G.1925 1G.1931 Cape Verde
'
Guinee portu- Portuguese
gaise H.l912 G.l925 1G.l931
1 Guinea
Mozambique H.1912 ~ G.1925 1G.1931 Mozambique
Saint-Theme et S.Tome and
Prince iH.l912 G.l925 iG.l931 ) II Principe

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ii ~Asia:
1

Asie: 1 I \

~nde portugaise \ H.l912 1G.l925 G.l931 . fortuguese India

Macao H .19121 G .1925 G.1931 G.O.P.1925 1B.193l Macao
Timor H.19l2 , G. 1935 G.l931 Timor
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FRA~!CO - I' BRITISH
~RITANNIQUE: CONPOMI~l_lJM:
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Oc eani e: Oceania:
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Nouvel1e s-
HebrideB H.l912 1G.l925 1 New Hebrides

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