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  Speaker 1: Appendix four Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom. This
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  Speaker 1: LibriVox dot org. An Outlying History of Japan by Herbert
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  Speaker 1: Henry Gowan. Appendix four Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom,
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  Speaker 1: signed at London, August twelfth, nineteen o five. Preambo. The
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  Speaker 1: Governments of Japan and Great Britain, being desirous of replacing
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  Speaker 1: the agreement concluded between them on the thirtieth of January
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  Speaker 1: nineteen o two, by fresh stipulations, have agreed upon the
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  Speaker 1: following articles, which have for their object a the consolidation
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  Speaker 1: and maintenance of the general peace in the regions of
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  Speaker 1: Eastern Asia and of India. B the preservation of the
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  Speaker 1: common interests of all powers in China by ensuring the
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  Speaker 1: independence and integrity of the Chinese Empire, and the principle
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  Speaker 1: of equal opportunities for the commerce and industry of all
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  Speaker 1: nations in China. See the maintenance of the territorial rights
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  Speaker 1: of the high contracting parties in the regions of Eastern
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  Speaker 1: Asia and of India. And the defense of their special
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  Speaker 1: interests in the said regions. Article one, it is agreed
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  Speaker 1: that whenever, in the opinion of either Great Britain or Japan,
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  Speaker 1: any of the rights and interests referred to in the
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  Speaker 1: preamble of this agreement are in jeopardy, the two governments
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  Speaker 1: will communicate with one another fully and frankly, and will
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  Speaker 1: consider in common the measures which should be taken to
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  Speaker 1: safeguard those menaced rights or interests. Article two. If, by
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  Speaker 1: reason of unprovoked attack or aggressive action wherever arising on
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  Speaker 1: the part of any other power or powers, either contracting
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  Speaker 1: party should be involved in war in defense of its
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  Speaker 1: territorial rights or special interests mentioned in the preamble of
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  Speaker 1: this agreement, the other contracting party will at once come
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  Speaker 1: to the assistance of its ally, and will conduct the
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  Speaker 1: war in common and make peace in mutual agreement with it.
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  Speaker 1: Article three. Japan, possessing paramount political, military, and economic interests
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  Speaker 1: in Korea, Great Britain recognizes the right of Japan to
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  Speaker 1: take such measures of guidance, control, and protection in Korea
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  Speaker 1: as she may deem proper and necessary to safeguard and
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  Speaker 1: advance those interests, provided always that such measures are not
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  Speaker 1: contrary to the principle of equal opportunities for the commerce
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  Speaker 1: and industry of all nations. Article four. Great Britain, having
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  Speaker 1: a special interest in all that concerns the security of
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  Speaker 1: the Indian frontier Japan, recognizes her right to take such
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  Speaker 1: measures in the proximity of that frontier as she may
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  Speaker 1: find necessary for safeguarding her Indian possessions. Article five. The
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  Speaker 1: high contracting parties agree that neither of them will, without
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  Speaker 1: consulting the other, enter into separate arrangements with another power,
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  Speaker 1: to the prejudice of the objects described in the preamble
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  Speaker 1: of this agreement. Article six. As regards the present war
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  Speaker 1: between Japan and Russia, Great Britain will continue to maintain
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  Speaker 1: strict neutrality unless some other power or powers should join
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  Speaker 1: in hostilities against Japan, in which case Great Britain will
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  Speaker 1: come to the assistance of Japan and will conduct the
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  Speaker 1: war in common and make peace in mutual agreement with Japan.
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  Speaker 1: Article seven. The conditions under which armed assistants shall be
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  Speaker 1: afforded by either power to the other in the circumstances
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  Speaker 1: mentioned in the present Agreement, and the means by which
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  Speaker 1: such assistance is to be made available, will be arranged
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  Speaker 1: by the naval and military authorities of the contracting parties,
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  Speaker 1: who will, from time to time consult one another fully
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  Speaker 1: and freely upon all questions of mutual interest. Article eight.
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  Speaker 1: The present Agreement shall, subject to the provisions of Articles six,
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  Speaker 1: come into effect immediately after the date of its signature,
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  Speaker 1: and remain in force for ten years from that date.
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  Speaker 1: In case neither of the high contracting parties should have
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  Speaker 1: notified twelve months before the expiration of the said ten
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  Speaker 1: years the intention of terminating it, it shall remain binding
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  Speaker 1: until the expiration of one year from the day on
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  Speaker 1: which either of the high contracting parties shall have denounced it.
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  Speaker 1: But if, when the date fixed for its expiration arrives,
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  Speaker 1: either ally is actually engaged in war, the alliance shall,
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  Speaker 1: if so facto, continue until peace is concluded in faith.
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  Speaker 1: Whereof the undersigned, duly authorized by their respective governments, have
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  Speaker 1: signed this agreement and have fixed thereto their seals done
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  Speaker 1: in duplicate at London, the twelfth day of August nineteen
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  Speaker 1: o five, Tadasu Hayashi, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Planipotentiary of
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  Speaker 1: His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, at the Court of
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  Speaker 1: Saint James Lansdowne, his Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
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  Speaker 1: for Foreign Affairs. End of Section thirty five, read by
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