AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN
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Provided always that the stipulations of the present Convention shall be made applicable to any of the above-named Colonies or foreign possessions, on whose behalf notice to that effect shall have been given to the Japanese Government by Her Britannic Majesty's Representative at Tokyo, within two years from the date of the exchange of ratifications of the present Convention.
Art. III. The present Convention shall come into force immediately after the exchange of the ratifications thereof, and shall remain in force until the 17th July,
1911.
Either High Contracting Power shall have the right at any time after the 16th July, 1910, to give notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, and at the expiration of twelve months after such notice is given, this Convention shall wholly cease and determine.
Art. IV. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at Tokyo as soon as possible, and not later than six months from the present date.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.
Done at Tokyo, in duplicate, this 26th day of April, nineteen hundredth year of the Christian era.
(L.S.) (L.S.)
ERNEST MASON SATOW. SIUZO VICOMTE AOKI.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN
SIGNED AT LONDON, 30гH January, 1902.
The Governments of Great Britain and Japan, actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and general peace in the extreme East, being moreover specially in terested in maintaining the independence and territorial integrity of the Empire of China and the Empire of Corea, and in securing equal opportunities in those countries for the commerce and industry of all nations, hereby agree as follows:-
Art. I.-The High Contracting Parties, having mutually recognised the indepen- dence of China and of Corea, declare themselves to be entirely uninfluenced by any aggressive tendencies in either country. Having in view, however, their special interests, of which those of Great Britain relate principally to China, while Japan, in addition to the interests which she possesses in China, is interested in a peculiar degree politically, as well as commercially and industrially, in Corea, the High Contracting Parties recognise that it will be admissible for either of them to take such measures as may be indispensable in order to safeguard those interests if threatened either by the aggressive action of any other Power, or by disturbances arising in China or Corea, and necessitating the intervention of either of the High Contracting Parties for the protection of the lives and property of its subjects.
Art. II.-If either Great Britain or Japan, in the defence of their respective interests as above described, should become involved in war with another Power, the other High Contracting Party will maintain a strict neutrality, and use its efforts to prevent other Powers from joining in hostilities against its ally.
Art. III.-If in the above event any other Fower or Powers should join in hostilities against that ally, the other High Contracting Party will come to its assistance, and will conduct the war in common, and make peace in mutual agree- ment with it.
Art. IV. The High Contracting Parties agree that neither of them will, without consulting the other, enter into separate arrangements with another Power to the prejudice of the interests above described.
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