Peking, July 12, M, Oudendijk, the Netherlands Minister and ' Doyen -of the Diplomatic Corps, on behalf of the signatories to the Protocol this afternoon, replying to the Note of the Waichiaopu of June 27 regarding the Russian Legation, the representatives of the with the relations between Chinese and Russian Governments, but they also wish to state clearly that the agreements reached between these two Governments, as far as their respective Governments fare concerned, are "res inter ahos facta" (matters arranged between third parties) and could in no way weaken or infringe the engagements already undertaken by the Chinese Government vis-a-vis some of them or all collectively.
"Now the Diplomatic Quarter and the buildings within its conventional units are subject to the particular regime which had been determined Cly all the signatories to the Protocol of 1901 on one hand and the Chinese Government on the other by corre: pondence and agreements in 1900 and 1901, From that time onward the properties within the limits of the Quarter have been subjected to international servitudes which bind the Chinese Government—and- the Governments "signatory tothe Protocol. The Chinese Government can only exercise or dispose the rights or properties of the Quarter within the limits fixed by thes international servitudes, the nature und extent of which are known to your Excellency.
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