Treaty Signed at Tokyo after 'Two Years' Negotiations Tokyo, July 20.
After two years' negotiations the first treaty of commerce and navigation between Germany and Japan since the -War was finally signed this morning, The treaty, which is for a period Jof three years, is based on the pre-War treaty and consists of 27 ar-tides with a protocol and a memo. random regarding the import of German dyestuffs to Japan.
The tariff issue is still unsettled hut it is expected that. the conferees will reach a satisfactory—solution shortly, when it will be published jas a supplementary agreement. accruing to tung is a reduction of the German import duty on bean-oil, to a third lof the present figure.
In view of Germany's central leconomie position the Foreign Offce tribute ly not only to the considers that the treaty will con-
diplomatic intercourse between the two countries but also to general Japanese trade in Europe—Reuter.
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