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 CHINESE COURTS-INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. to matters of appeal and execution of judgment and that such meas- ures, when adopted, will apply also to the Courts functioning in the International Settlement at Shanghai. We should be grateful for Your Excellency's confirmation of the above understanding." In reply I have the honor to confirm that the above understanding is correct. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. Lo WEN-KAN HIS EXCELLENCY MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON, American Minister to China, American LegaJ.ion, Peiping. Unilateral DeclaraJ.ion oj tM Foreign Signatories to tM Ohinese Minister Jor Foreign Affairs (£0) NANKING, 8th February, 1933. SIR, With reference to the Notes which we have exchanged to-day tioi1atersl relating to the extension of the Agreement concerning the Shanghai Courts, we have the honour to renew the declaration made in our Note of February 17th, 1930, as follows: 1775 declara· "We desire to point out that such Agreement cannot in any way affect or invalidate rights ~aranteed to the Powers concerned and to their nationals under eXlSting Treaties between such Powers and Vol. 47, p. 2717. China and we accordingly reserve our full rights in this regard. We further reserve the right to object to the enforcement in the Inter- national Settlement of any future Chinese laws that affect or in any way invalidate the Land Regulations or Byelaws of the Interna- tional Settlement or that may be considered prejudicial to the maintenance of peace and order within this area." We avail ourselves of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of our highest consideration. WILLYS R. PECK OounseUor oj Legation on behalf oj the American Minister PHILIPPE BAUDET in tM name ojtM French Minister HIS EXCELLENCY DR. Lo WEN-KAN, E. M. B. INGRAM on behalf oj His Majesty's Minister N. AALL Norwegian Oharge d'Affaires a.i. THORBECKE NetMrlands Minister AF. LOPES DE ALMEIDA, in the name oj tM Brazilian Minister. Minister Jor Foreign Affairs, Nanking. [No. 45] "66:37°-34 -PT 2-32