CO129-571-9 Sino-Japanese War- Canton-Kowloon railway 25-3-1938 - 28-2-1939 — Page 12

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The Working Agreement (for through goods traffic between the Canton - Hankow Railway, the Chinese Section of the Canton- Kowloon Railway, and the British section of the Canton- Kowloon Railway) was made beturen the Minister of Railways of the National Govenment of the

Republic of China of the one

part, and the the Government of Hong Kong of the other part.

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If a de facto occupation 4 the Japanese

of the area, through which the Chinese Section

the Canton - Kowloon Railway runs, took place, the Minister of Railways of the National Comment of the Republic of China (one of the parties to the agreement) would no Coupe control that Section, and consementy could not carry out their part of the Apeement.

/ultrese Circumstances, Ido not see how The Gonment of Home Kong (the other parts to the Apeement) could be required to carry out their part. A de facto Japanese puppet Administration, not bring a party to the apreement, would ham no locus standi

in the matter

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