The latter gave its consent on of the Washington Agreement, November 25, and the Japanese namely, the withdrawal of the were then- formally requested to Japanese Railway Guards, to secure supply 1,500 rifles, 300 pistols, 100 500 serviceable rifles for the Chin-; carbines, and eight machine-guns, ese gendarmerie who were to re-with adequate supplies of am-place them. One or two thousand munition. They stated that gendarmerie would be required to these arms could not be take over the policing of the Leased supplied until December 3, Territory, and to avoid further and accordingly Dr. Wang propos-
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