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mentioned naval base. The commission shall consist of two Chinese and three Soviet representatives. The chairman of the commission shall be appointed by the Soviet side and the vice- chairman shall be appointed by the Chinese side.
ARTICLE IV.
The Chinese Government entrusts to the Soviet Government the defence of the naval base. The Soviet Government may erect at its own expense such installations as are necessary for the defence of the naval base.
ARTICLE V.
The civil administration of the above area will be Chinese. In appointing important civil administrative officials the Chinese Government will take into account Soviet interests in the area.
Important civil administrative officials in the city of Port Arthur will be appointed and dismissed by the Chinese Government in agreement with the Soviet military command.
The proposals which the Soviet military commander in that area may address to the Chinese civil administration in order to safeguard security and defence will be fulfilled by the said administration. In case of disagreement, such cases
shall be submitted to the Sino-Soviet Military Commission for consideration and decision.
ARTICLE VI.
The Government of U.S.S.R. has the right to maintain in the region mentioned in article II their military, naval, and air forces and to determine their location.
ARTICLE VII.
The Government of the U.S.S.R. also undertakes to establish and keep up lighthouses and other installations and signs necessary for the security of navigation of the area.
ARTICLE VIII.
After the termination of this agreement all the installations and public property installed or constructed by the U.S.S.R. in the area shall revert without compensation to the Chinese Government.
ARTICLE IX.
The present agreement is concluded for thirty years. It comes into force on the day of its ratification.
In faith whereof the plenipotentiaries of the high contracting parties have signed the present agreement and affixed there to their goal
The present agreement is made in two copies, each in the Russian and Chinese languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
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