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highest naval authorities, have, according to Article 6 of the Sino-Japanese Joint Naval Defence Pact, and the provision regarding the termination of the state of war embodied in Section 2, Article 11 of the said Pact, agreed upon the following terms : —

The termination of the state of war against the enemy countries, namely, Germany and Austria, shall mean the time when both the Chinese and Japanese Governments shall have approved the Peace Treaty concluded with the enemy countries by the European Peace Conference and when both Chinese and Japanese naval forces shall have been withdrawn from Kussian territories simultaneously with the naval forces of the various Allied countries stationed in the same territories.

Two sets of this Pact, each containing two copies, one in Chinese and the other in the Japanese language, shall be provided and signed and sealed by both parties after comparison. Each Party shall keep one set for reference. The 1st day of the 3d month of the 8th year of the

Chinese Republic.

The 1st day of the 3d month of the 8th year of

Taisho.

N.B. — In addition to these various agreements, there are certain memoranda to interpret the meaning of the various clauses which are still kept secret.

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