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An Explanatory Note to the Sino-Japanese Naval Joint Defence Pact

(1) With a view to facilitating Sino-Japanese naval co-operation in war and in order to fulfil the object of Article 1 of the Joint Defence Pact, the Chinese and Japanese navies shall take concerted action and render assistance to each other so that the military plans may be fully and effectively carried out.

(2) The following explanations should be ap- pended to the various sections of Article 5 of the Joint Defence Pact: —

Regarding the officers stated in Section I, they shall be appointed from among the naval attaches to the Legation and the naval officers stationed at various places. "When the appointment of other officers be- comes necessary they may be appointed upon mutual agreement at any moment.

In Section III regarding the materials required, as metals, military requisites, as fuel, foodstuffs and munitions, the two parties shall each supply such quantities as are within their power.

Regarding the exchange of navigation charts as stated in Section V it shall be done upon the request by any one party. When a supplementary survey of the bays in the military areas becomes necessary in the opinion of representatives of both parties the naval officials of the country to which the said ter-

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