The Archive · 1914

RUSSIA'S RIGHTS IN MONGOLIA

PEKING'S PROTEST AND — PETROGRAD'S REPLY — Peking, Dee. 17

China feels somewhat hurt that Russia should have entered into an agreement with Mongolia whereby railway rights have been clinched favour of Russia against what China regards ax her best interests. The agreement binding the Mon-! julian Government in this matter "has already been publish-It is definite enough terms to prevent China from having' any positive voice in the future railway policy of Mongolia, and hat account the Central Goveri ut instructed its Minister at Petrograd to express to the Russian Government its opinion that the question of railways in Mongolia should have been discussed at the tripartite conference at Kiahkta and not merely between Russia and Mongolia. This the Minister did on November 30,

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