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 ative, issue instructions to their armies, officers and civilians ordering them to accord favourable treatment to each other in all the areas of action so that the object of adopting joint defensive measures against the enemies may be realized.

The Chinese authorities within the war area shall try their best to co-operate with the Japanese armies in order to prevent the Japanese armies from experiencing any obstacles, while the Japanese troops shall respect the sovereign rights of China as well as observe the usual customs of the Chinese so that they may not experience any inconvenience.

Article 4. All the Japanese troops in Chinese territory employed for joint defence against the enemy shall, after the termination of the war, be entirely withdrawn.

Article 5. The two countries shall dispatch their armies to places outside their own territories whenever it is deemed necessary.

Article 6. The duties of the contracting parties within the war area or arising from the war, shall, when consistent with the object of the Defence Pact, separately be decided upon by the military authorities of the two countries according to their respective military strength.

Article 7. The military authorities of both parties