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comprehensive treaty or treaties referred to in

the preceding paragraph, if any questions affecting

the rights in the territory of the Republic of (hine

of the nationals or companies of His Majesty the

Äing or of K. 4G. in the U.K. or of the Government

of India should arise in future and if those

questions are not covered by the present treaty

or by the provisions of the existing treaties,

conventions and agreements between the H. C. P.'s

which are not abrogated by or inconsistent with

the present Treaty, such questions shall be

discussed by representatives of the ILG.P.'s

and shall be decided in accordance with the

generally accepted pr neiples of international

law and with modern international practice.

Article 9. The present Treaty shall be

ratified and the instruments of ratification shall

be exchanged at Chungking as soon as possible.

The Treaty shall come into force on the day of

the exchange of ratifications.

In witness whereof the above mentioncd

plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty

and affixed thereto their seals.

Done at Chungking this .... day of .......

1942 in duplicate.