The Archive · 1926

Soviet Discussions

Harbin, Jan, 28, to investigation, but should also devote its attention to the revision of unilateral treaties in respect of Service.

Peking Plausible but MHelploss Moscow, Jan. 30.

In connexion with the question of the transportation of troops, Comrade Ivanoff, Director-General of the Chinese Eastern Railway, to-day issued the following, "While negotiations are being conducted between the Governments of China and Soviet Russia regard. ing the question of running military, trains, the following measures: Fenceforth will be adopted, pending the cattlement of the said question:

"The transportation of Chinese troops and military stores will be Put in force at the request of the Commander-in-Chief of—Chinese military guards. The operation of armoured-cars and of trains available for the suppression of bandits: will be made according to urgency certificates in liew of military passes. Chinese railway guards to be transported by rail shall be not more than one officer and twenty men in each passenger-traly and the certificates in question are available until after the suppression of the bandits has been accomplished 'A commander of each military train shall possess a certificate issued by' the of the delivered a note to Comrade Chicherin stating that the Jatter's telegram had twice been telegraphed to Marshal Chang Tso lin urging the necessity of settling the C.E.R. dispute, Comrade Chicherin replied hoping thatthe Chines Government. would take steps definitely to settle the regrettable incident and pro clude the possibility of its recurrence—Reuter.

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