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Kraken from and why
revolutions, civil warfare and similar cir-
cumstances beyond the control of the Govern-
ment concerned, since, followed out logically,
such an interpretation would mean that, in
the event of one section of the line going
more or less permanently out of action owing
to circumstances over which it had no control
the Government concerned would thereby become
liable to subsidise the other party
indefinitely.
In his opinion the existence
of Article 32 (Article 40 in our copy. Article 38 in Hong Kong copy) precluded such
an interpretation. This Article reads as
تعبيرية
V.
follows (Words in brackets are .11. in
our copy):-
"When (should) either party (to this agreement) is (be) temporarily unable at any time owing to war or revolution
(rebellion) to fulfil the provisions and
conditions of the Agreement (thereof),
each party shall, after due and reasonable
notice, withdraw all plant which belongs
to it from the Section of the other party
and may work its own Section independently of
the other, arranging for the closing of
the books and accounts up to the day of
the (date of) temporary suspension of this
Agreement. So soon as the cause of such
temporary suspension is removed, the pro-
visions of this Agreement shall forthwith
come into operation again
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