Changchun, Apr. 10.
Moscow's rejection of the Chinese proleston theconelusion of a pact of mutual assistance between the Soviet Union and Outer Mongolia, to-day ]was held by officials here as "evidence fof the need for a joint anti-Communist front" in Asia, 'Means whereby ce-operation in this direction among China, Japan and Manchoukuo could be achieved, it is understood, are being studied by the [Changehun' Foreign Omlee—Domel.
"Precedent" Feared Tokyo, Apr. 13.
Should the "Powers concerned" accept the Soviet-Outer Mongol protocol of mutual assistance, it will establish a precedent for the con-lusian of agreements between foreign governments -and local Chinese ad ministrations, Japanese diplomatic experts said to-day.
Whereas all former agreements between foreign powers and local Chi-nose authorities involved no question of Chinese sovereignty, they said, the fact that the Soviet-Outer Mongol pact stipulates military assistance automatically infringes upon Chinese sovereign rights, They argued that it this precedent Is followed, any foreign country may conclude a similar pact with a local Chinese administrative unit without inviting: criticism on the grounds that Chinese sovereignty had been infringed upon.—Domei.
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