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Enclosure No.6 in Harbin despatch No.86 of 9th December, 1938.

His Excellency Mr Tadeusz Romer,

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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of

the Republic of Poland in Tokyo.

The 19th October 1938

the 5th Year of kangte.

Monsieur l'Ambassadeur,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

Your Excellency's note of to-day's date, in which you have been so good as to make a communication to me as follows:

"By virtue of an arrangement concluded between us by the exchange of notes effected between us under to-day's date, our respective Governments have agreed upon the making normal of the legal status of our respective Consulates on condition of reciprocity. Pending the conclusion of an appropriate and formal agreement between our two countries concerning questions relative to the functions and competence of Consuls as well as to the property, rights and interests of the nationals of each country in the territories of the other and to economic relations between

the two countries, there shall exist the following understanding

between our two Governments:

*1. Poland as well as Banchoukuo shail each accord, on con-

dition of reciprocity, the most-favoured-nation treatment which is accorded to the Consular Officers of any third country, to the Consular Officers of the other in its own territories in respect

of their privileges, powers and competence.

"2. Poland as well as Vanchoukuo shall each accord, as a

rule, in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country and on condition of reciprocity, the most-favoured-nation treat- ment which is accorded to the nationals of any third country, to the nationals of the other in respect of the undermentioned

items:

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"a. Travel, residence and occupation;

"b. Personal and family status;

"c. Property, rights and concessions:

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"d.

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