CO129-619-1 Parliamentary delegation to China 1-9-1947 - 23-12-1947 — Page 111

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ARTICLE V.

The company shall establish a Board of Auditors which shall be composed of six members, of whom three are appointed by the Chinese Government and three appointed by the Soviet Government. The chairman of the Board of Auditors shall be elected from among the Soviet Auditors, and the vice-chairman from among the Chinese Auditors. When questions are docided by the Board the vote of the chairman shall be counted as two votes. Five persons shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE VI.

For the administration of current affairs the Board of Directors shall appoint a manager of the Chinese Changchun Railway from among the Soviet officers and one assistant manager from among the Chinese officers.

ARTICLE VII.

The Board of Auditors shall appoint a Comptroller- General from among Chinese officers and an Assistant Comptroller-General from among Sovict officers.

ARTICLE VIII.

The heads and assistant heads of the various departments, the chiefs of sections and station masters at important stations of the railway shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. The manager of the railway has the right to recommend candidates for the above-mentioned posts. Individual members of the Board of Directors may also recommend such candidatos in agroomont with the manager. If the head of a department is a national of China, the assistant head shall be a national of the Soviet Union; if the head of a department is a national of the Soviet Union, the assistant head shall be a national of China. The appointment of the heads and assistant heads of departments and chiefs of sections and station masters shall be made in accordance with the principle of equal representation between the nationals of China and nationals of the Soviet Union.

ARTICLE IX.

The Chinese Government will bear the responsibility for the protection of the said railway.

The Chinese Government will also organise and superviso railway police for the protection of the railway buildings, installations and other properties and freight from destruction, loss and robbery. These police shall also maintain normal order on the railway. As regards the duties of the police in execution of this article, they will be determined by the Chinese Government in consultation with

the Soviet Governmont.

ARTICLE X.

Only during the time of war against Japan the railway may be used for the transportation of Soviet troops.

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