CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 111

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WELAIZA uŞdekor

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Your ExcoLLOUSY,

I have the honour on behalf of the Chinese GovernmO IŠ

besides instructing the Chinese Hinister at Tekio to present

an identic Bote to your Government to address the following Tote

to Your Emelloney with the request that Your Emsellency will be good enough to trenault the name to your Government.

The relations between Chim »nd Myan have simys been friendly sad oordink. The Chinese Government, in order to streng then further these friendly and sordial relations now so happily exiuting between the two countries, feel that the Trusty of Commerce and Savigation between China and Japan signed of the En year of kwong Esu (List July, 1896) together with the subsequent exchanges of Fetes and the Protocal signed on the 13th day of the 9th month of the find year of twang Han (19th October, 1896) ought to be revised in socords noe with the provisions of the Trenty,

It is clearly stated in Article XXVI of the aforessi£ Treaty that if either of the High Contracting Parties should demand a revision of the Tariffa kad of the various articles of the Treaty, mah revision mat be offended within six months after the expimšion of 10 years from the date of the exchange of ratifi gutions. The ratifications of the aforeusid Treaty were exchanged on the 14th day of the vih month of the Lɛnå year of Yusng Kan ( 20th October,1896) and therefore on the H0th of October of this year, that is, to-day, the Treaty comes to the end of another decenniai period. kecordingly the Chinese government have the honour to propous to the Japanese Government that the Trusty of Commerus und Invigation of the lith day of the 6th month of the Bind your of Zwang Xou fälmt July, 1896) together with the sub- sequent exchanges of lotes and the Protocol be ali fundamentally

revined./

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