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comprehensive treaty or treaties referred to in
the preceding paragraph, if any questions affecting
the rights in the territory of the Republic of (hine
of the nationals or companies of His Majesty the
Äing or of K. 4G. in the U.K. or of the Government
of India should arise in future and if those
questions are not covered by the present treaty
or by the provisions of the existing treaties,
conventions and agreements between the H. C. P.'s
which are not abrogated by or inconsistent with
the present Treaty, such questions shall be
discussed by representatives of the ILG.P.'s
and shall be decided in accordance with the
generally accepted pr neiples of international
law and with modern international practice.
Article 9. The present Treaty shall be
ratified and the instruments of ratification shall
be exchanged at Chungking as soon as possible.
The Treaty shall come into force on the day of
the exchange of ratifications.
In witness whereof the above mentioncd
plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty
and affixed thereto their seals.
Done at Chungking this .... day of .......
1942 in duplicate.