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imply throwing open of China to Germans whose privileges would require to be carefully defined. In reply to further questions he was not prepared to adrit claim to sidlar treatment under most favoured nation clause,
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(iv) While in principle subject to tariff
Chine and Germany will (7 in fact) continue
to benefit by convention tariff until a (national) tariff is brought into force. Chine to have Benefit of Article 264 of Treaty of Versailles.
(v) Regarding war reparations, Germany engages to pay internment expenses of German prisoners. Further to hand over to Chinese Goverment half of income of German properties in China in liquidation, as well as half value of property which has not been subject to liquidation. German Government will, however, at oncefreit to China four million dollars in kind and German-held bonds of Tientsin-Pukow and Harkow-Centon (? railways) as part (7 payment) for reparation.
Above points are partly embodied in draft treaty and pertly in form of supplementary declarations.
Repeated (to Tokio by post.