Conditions Under Which Mukden Would Recognize It The resolutions already passed by the officials of the Thrve Eastern Provinces at a conference held on August 4, reports a Harbin telegram to the "Si P{ciThe Chinese Eastern Rail-
"To abandon the demand for Ko" unconditional restitution to China, and recognize the justice of joint-control provided that (a) the control of the land revenue be separated from the CER. administration; (b) the interests of France in the Russian-Asiatic Bank shall not prejudiced, although France shall not be allowed to interfere with the administrative and financial functions of the CER; (c) the Director-General to be appointed by Peking, and managers and officers by the Three Eastern Provinces; (d) there shall be no change in the defensive and *administrative authorities in the CER; and (c) Chinese dollars silver to be the standard currency I financial transactions on the 2—Navigation rights on the Sungari and Heilungkiang—National boundaries to be clearly defined, both Chinese and Russian ships to be at liberty to navigate both the rivers as freely as they may like, nnd taxes and dues to be fixed in 3,—Demareation of boundaries—To be preceded bY a survey under the auspices of a Sino-Russian Survey Commission to be formed in the Three Eastern Provinces.
On August 2, the question of the rouble and other matters were to be discussed,
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