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  Speaker 1: Appendix six of An Outlying History of Japan. This is
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  Speaker 1: by Victor Dwarf. An Outlying History of Japan by Herbert
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  Speaker 1: Henry Gowan. Appendix six. Convention Embodying Basic Rules of the
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  Speaker 1: Relations between Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
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  Speaker 1: Signed at Pequeg January twentieth, nineteen twenty five. Japan and
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  Speaker 1: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, desiring to promote relations
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  Speaker 1: of good neighborhood and economic cooperation between them, resolved to
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  Speaker 1: include a convention embodying basic rules in regulation of such relations,
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  Speaker 1: and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, that
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  Speaker 1: is to say, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Kenkichi Yoshizawa,
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  Speaker 1: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of China JUSHII,
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  Speaker 1: a member of the First Class of the Imperial Order
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  Speaker 1: of the Sacred Treasure. The Central Executive Committee of the
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  Speaker 1: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics lev Mikkelevich Karakhan, Ambassador to
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  Speaker 1: the Republic of China, who, having communicated to each other
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  Speaker 1: their respective full powers found to be in good and
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  Speaker 1: due form, have agreed as follows. Article one, the high
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  Speaker 1: contracting Parties agree that with the coming into force of
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  Speaker 1: the present Convention, diplomatic and consular relations shall be established
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  Speaker 1: between them. Article two. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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  Speaker 1: agrees that the Treaty of Portsmouth of September fifth, nineteen
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  Speaker 1: o five shall remain in full force. It is agreed
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  Speaker 1: that the treaties, conventions and agreements other than the said
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  Speaker 1: Treaty of Portsmouth, which were concluded between Japan and Russia
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  Speaker 1: prior to November seventh, nineteen seventeen, shall be re examined
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  Speaker 1: at a conference to be subsequently held between the governments
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  Speaker 1: of the high contracting Parties, and are liable to revision
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  Speaker 1: or annulment, as altered circumstances may require. Article three. The
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  Speaker 1: governments of the high contracting Parties agree that, upon the
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  Speaker 1: coming into force of the present Convention, they shall proceed
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  Speaker 1: to the revision of the Fishery Convention of nineteen oh seven,
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  Speaker 1: taking into consideration such changes as may have taken place
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  Speaker 1: in the general conditions since the conclusion of the said
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  Speaker 1: Fishery Convention. Pending the conclusion of a convention so revised,
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  Speaker 1: the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shall
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  Speaker 1: maintain the practices established in nineteen twenty four relating to
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  Speaker 1: the lease of fishery lots to Japanese subjects. Article four.
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  Speaker 1: The governments of the High Hyeh Contracting Parties agree that,
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  Speaker 1: upon the coming into force of the present Convention, they
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  Speaker 1: shall proceed to the conclusion of a treaty of Commerce
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  Speaker 1: and Navigation in conformity with the principles hereunder mentioned, and that,
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  Speaker 1: pending the conclusion of such a treaty, the general intercourse
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  Speaker 1: between the two countries shall be regulated by those principles. One,
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  Speaker 1: the subjects or citizens of each of the High Contracting
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  Speaker 1: Parties shall, in accordance with the laws of the country,
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  Speaker 1: a have full liberty to enter, travel, and reside in
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  Speaker 1: the territories of the other, and b enjoy constant and
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  Speaker 1: complete protection for the safety of their lives and property. Two.
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  Speaker 1: Each of the high contracting Parties shall, in accordance with
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  Speaker 1: the laws of the country, accord in its territories to
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  Speaker 1: the subjects or citizens of the other to the widest
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  Speaker 1: possible extent, and on condition of reciprocity, the right of
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  Speaker 1: private ownership and the liberty to engage in commerce, navigation,
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  Speaker 1: industries and other peaceful persons. Suits three, without prejudice to
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  Speaker 1: the right of each contracting party to regulate by its
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  Speaker 1: own laws the system of international trade in that country.
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  Speaker 1: It is understood that neither contracting party shall apply in
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  Speaker 1: discrimination against the other party any measures of prohibition, restriction,
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  Speaker 1: or impost which may serve to hamper the growth of
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  Speaker 1: the intercourse, economic or otherwise between the two countries, it
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  Speaker 1: being the intention of both parties to place the commerce, navigation,
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  Speaker 1: and industry of each country, as far as possible, on
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  Speaker 1: the footing of the most favored nation. The governments of
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  Speaker 1: the high contracting parties further agree that they shall enter
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  Speaker 1: into negotiations from time to time, as circumstances may require,
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  Speaker 1: for the conclusion of special arrangements relative to commerce and navigation,
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  Speaker 1: to adjust and to promote economic relations between the two countries.
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  Speaker 1: Article five. The high contracting parties solemnly affirm their desire
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  Speaker 1: and intention to live in peace and amity with each
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  Speaker 1: other scrupulously to respect the undoubted right of a state
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  Speaker 1: to order its own life, within its own jurisdiction in
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  Speaker 1: its own way, To refrain and restrain all persons in
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  Speaker 1: any governmental service for them, and all organizations in receipt
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  Speaker 1: of any financial assistance from them, from any act overt
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  Speaker 1: or covert, liable in any way whatever, to endanger the
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  Speaker 1: order and security in any part of the territories of
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  Speaker 1: Japan or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It is
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  Speaker 1: further agreed that neither contracting party shall permit the presence
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  Speaker 1: in the territories under its jurisdiction a of organizations or
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  Speaker 1: groups pretending to be the government for any party of
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  Speaker 1: the territories of the other party, or b of alien
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  Speaker 1: subjects or citizens who may be found to be actually
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  Speaker 1: carrying on political activities for such organizations or groups. Article six.
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  Speaker 1: In the interest of promoting ing economic relations between the
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  Speaker 1: two countries, and taking into consideration the needs of Japan
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  Speaker 1: with regard to natural resources, the Government of the Union
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  Speaker 1: of Soviet Socialist Republics is willing to grant to Japanese subjects, companies,
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  Speaker 1: and associations concessions for the exploitation of minerals, forests, and
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  Speaker 1: other natural resources in all the territories of the Union
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  Speaker 1: of Soviet Socialist Republics. Article seven, the present Convention shall
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  Speaker 1: be ratified. Such ratification by each of the high contracting parties, shall,
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  Speaker 1: with as little delay as possible, be communicated through its
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic representatives at Peking to the government of the other party,
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  Speaker 1: And from the date of the lad of such communications,
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  Speaker 1: this Convention shall come into full force. The formal exchange
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  Speaker 1: of the ratification shall take place at Peking as soon
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  Speaker 1: as possible. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed
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  Speaker 1: the present Convention in duplicate in the English language, and
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  Speaker 1: have a fixed thereto their seals Dunnet, Peking, this twentieth
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  Speaker 1: day of January one thousand, nine hundred and twenty five
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  Speaker 1: k Yoshizawa l. Karakan end of Appendix six, end of
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  Speaker 1: An Outlying History of Japan by Herbert H. Gowan