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Dated March 25, 1918.

Excellency:

I have the honor, under instructions from my Government, to bring up for onsiderationconsideration [sic] by Your Excellency's Government certain questions, below outlined, which my Government, having regard for the present day situation, believes to be of the utmost importance to both our countries, and which it desires to attend to in co-operation with your Government:

1. The Chinese and Japanese Governments, in view of the daily increasing strength of the enemy, within the borders of Russia, the result of which cannot help but be a menace to the peace and tranquillity of the entire Far East, and having due regard for these facts, and for the necessity that the two countries are under of entering into this conflict, cannot but take into consideration at an early date the question of what joint action they should take.

2. In accordance with the idea above outlined, after the two countries have come to an understanding, and in pursuance of such decision as may be made, the proper officials of the two countries should arrange