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 1772 CHINESE COURTS-INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. February 19~. 11. 12 . Agreement extending duration oj agreement and attached notes oj --.....;;..:..;'-" February 17, 1930, respecting Chinese courts in the Internati01lol Settlement at Shanghai effected by exchanges oj notes, signed February 8,11, and 12, 1933; and a unilateroldeclaration renewing the unilateral declaration oj February 17, 1930, signed, February 8, 1993. The Foreign SignatOrie8 to the Chine8e Minister jor Foreign Affair8 (Lo) NANKING, 8th February, 1933. SIR, Inae:oTarmstroBot (talk)t~ Article 10 of the Agreement signed at Nanking on February 17th, m;TarmstroBot (talk)ha~gh:!iend 1930, between the representative of the Chinese Government on the agreement respecting. one hand and the rep!'esentatives of the Brazilian, American, French, Vol. 47. p. 2716. United Kingdom, Norwegian and Netherlands Governments on the other hand relating to the Chinese courts in the International Settle- ment at Shanghai provides as follows:- "The present Agreement and the attached Notes shall enter into effect on April 1st, 1930, and shall continue in force for a period of three years from that date, provided that they may be extended for an additional period upon mutual consent of the parties thereto." It is now proposed, as arranged between us, that the said Agree- ment and attached Notes shall be extended for a period of three years from April 1st, 1933; that either of the parties thereto may notify the other, six months before the expiration of the period, of their desire to denounce them; and that. in case both parties fail to do so in time, the Agreement and attached Notes shall continue in force thereafter, until they are denounced by either of the parties thereto, of which denunciation six months prior notice shall be given to the other party. We have the honour on behalf of our respective Governments to agree to the proposed arrangements set forth above for the extension of the said Agreement and attached Notes and to request Your Excellency's confirmation thereof.