The Soviet Government recommends a Manager and an Assistant Manager of the railway, who are to be immediately appointed by the struct the employees of the railway who are Soviet citizens, and the Chinese Government will instruct CDN. SPECIAL senvtce Moscow, Aug. 31.
China has agreed to restore the Chinere Eastern Railway to. the status quo during the course of Preliminary negotiations "ta take place in Makden, it was learned here to-day.
Tt is understood that the Soviet Government will veeppoint the former manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway and instruct all employees to resume work.
Meanwhile it is stated that the: Sino-Russian negotiations are pro-
Assurance of a settlement of the Sino-Russian dispute has been effected through the good elfices of the German Ambassador to Moscow.
Satisfaction here over China's acceptance is somewhat mixed with muspition a5 to Nanking's. good Newspapers sin general tion their readers against too "Gptimistic an altitude, the local authorities, strictly Observe Article 6 of the 1024 Agreement.
Both parties are immediately to release all those arrested in connection with the present incident oF since May 1, 1929.
Litvinoff, Commissar for Foreign Affairs, advising the Ger-'Ambassador of the Soviet's Hingness to sign a joint declara~ tion with China, as' mentioned earlier, for settling the Sino-Russian dispute, stated that the Soviet saw no reason for appointing a new manager and assistant-manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway as proposed in the Chinese draft declaration.
X Condition fo China However, he added, if the Chitose Government. appointed a new Cheirman st tse Directorate to replace the present Chairman, 1 whom lay the responsibility for the violation of State affairs on tie
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