Japanese Loan to Russia Against Crude Oil Tokyo, Sept. 5.
A Russo-Japanese agreement concerning the exploitation of oilfields in North Saghalien was offcially signed here this afternoon by' Mir. Nakazato, manager of the North Karafuto Oil Company. and MIN. Toriechakoff, representative of the Commercial Department of [Soviet Russia.
This agreement provides that the Japanese concern will accommodate Russia with a capital of Yen 1,000,- }000, which is to be repaid in crude petroleum to be obtained from the oil fields concerned—Tobs.
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