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relinquishes its rights under Article 12 of the Convention signed at London on 1st March 1894 relating to navigation on the river Irrawaddy. The Chinese, United Kingdom and Indian Governments, while reserving the right to restrict coasting trade and inland navigation to vessels flying their own flags, declare that they do not contemplate introducing restrictions which will prevent the participation by merchant vessels of His Majesty in these trades in China or the participation of Chinese merchant vessels in these trades in the territories of His Majesty to which the Treaty applies, pending the making of further arrangements between them or the conclusion of the comprehensive treaty.
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