The Archive · 1926

Imported Goods

Peking, July 2, The Tass (Soviet official) agency reports from Moscow in a m dated June 25 that a navigation

the Soviet and Mongolia the latter treaty has been concluded between granting Russian State-owned ships the right of traffic in Mongolian rivers, "Your reservation that any settlement reached by the Delegates shall be subject to the usual ratification! by the respective Governments. is noted and accepted by the British authorities concerned. trust that the above informa. tion will clear up the doubt expressed in your letter, and may I add that it is the sincere desire of His Ma. jesty's Government and of the Hong-Kong Government to reach a settlement with the Canton authorities that may be mutually satisfactory?

have submitted the terms of this reply to the Hongkong Governor, who authorizes me to state that it is sent to you at his request and with his full concurrence.

"I shall be glad, therefore, if you will-let me know when the negotiqtions can begin.

Canton's. Reply, Mr, Eugene Chen, on- June 29; communicated the following reply to Commenting on the matter ti agency snys that the signing of the treaty will cause cheapening of imported goods as road transporta. tion is very expensive-—Reuter,

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