The demand for the acknowledgement of Inner Eastern Mongolia as a Japanese sphere of influence was, in particular, something entirvly new, and could not be justified by reference to any of the agreements or understandings entered into by China. Moreover to grant Japan's demands would conflict with the Treaty rights of other Powers. If those Treaty rights were not interfered with, by most favoured nation " clause the other Powers would automatically acquire the exclusive rights that Japan sought for herself. China suggested, therefore, that consider: ation of the section of demands relating to South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia should be postponed and others less controversial proceeded with. The Japanese intimated that they were in no way impressed by these arguments,
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