"Realizing the determined stand assumed by the Japanese Government with wholehearted national support, the Chinese authorities suddenly changed their attitude and complied with our demands.
"At 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day, representatives of the Chinese 29th Army signed an agreement that seemed at the time to have ensured a satisfactory settlement of the incident.: The terms of the accord were:
"L—Withdrawal of Chinese troops from. the area between Lukouchiao and the Yungting River.
"2.—Guarantees that similar incidents id not recur,—Punishment of officials directly responsible for the incident.
"4.—Official apologies, ""Despite this accord, the Chinese continued' to attack our positions intermittently, while the Central Government's troops continued to advance north-ward, "Although Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, Commander-in-Chief of the 29th Army, personally called on Lieut.- Gen. ' Kiyoshi Katsuki, Commander-in-Chief of our forces in North China, on July 18 and tendered his apologies for the incident, the very next day the Chinese troops again fired upon our units, inflicting certain casualties, "Therefore, unable to depend any longer upon the sincerity of the Chinese authorities, the Japanese Garrison warped the Chinese military leaders that a continuation of the illegal actions would compel the Japanese Army to take such steps as they considered necessary sometime after the noon of July 20.
"Once again confronted by a determined Japanese stand, the Chinese authorities agreed to sign another agreement at 11 o'clock on the night of July 19. This accord, in addition io apologies and the punishment of responsible officials, contained the following terms:—
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