Waichiaopu's Reply to French Memorandum of Protes Against Change of Railway Manayement: Concurrence of Russian Bank Not Necessary:
Poking, Apr, 10.
'The Waichiaopu, in reply to the French Minister's Memorandum of March 29, points out that China contributed Tls. 5,003,000 to the establishment of the Russ: jan Bank, the nationality of which was' Russian, The constitu. tion and management of the Chinese Eastern Railway was entrusted to that Bank under the direction of a Chinese President, In 1920 a revised agreement wae reached between China and ths Russian Bank, whereby China took over control of the O.E.R. pending China's recognition of the Russian Government and the agreement between China and the Russian Government regarding he Railway. The present nogotiations between China and Russ. jan are strictly in accordance with the 1920 agreement, which, the Waichiaopw points out, contains no provision requiring provious concurrence of the Russian Bank in any agreement concorning the O.E.R. which may te reached between China and Russ-out that the said Bank is a pye:
The Waichiaopu further points
ly Russian concern and no other country has a right to interfeoo in its affairs. Tf, owing to the Political disturbances in Russia, the said Bank hag been placed under French protection, the: Waichiaopu in 1920" gave the French Tegation reasons why China, could not recognize such protection,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.