The Archive · 1931

Steps to Protect Railway

Nanking, Dec. 11, 1

(6) China notes with satisfaction the purpose to continue to improve, the present system of neutral obtorvers and reporting by represntatives of other Powers.

(7)_ Ie should be understood that agreeing: to the resolution provid. ing for the withdrawal of the Jap-hose troops into the railway zone, China in no way recedes from the position she has always taken in res. pect of the maintenance of military forces in the railway zone.

(8) China would regard any Japanese attempt to bring about. pali-feal complications affecting China's territorial and administrative inter-

Mukden Railwe and the Japanese tion of the railway, particularly the Bug shee" Bilal" thority agree -that Chinese police 2. The number of armed Chinese 8. Special guards shall be used so that these train guards may not grity (such as the promoting of s0- be called independence movements and the using of disturbing elements for Bosnia dee tae this purpose) as an obvious viola-ties "shall order them to" wear tion of the undertaking.

Lord Cecil of Chelwood, following bound train Dr. Sze, said he wished to thank at Hainmintun these Chinese his Chinese and Japanese colleagues Suards may not leave the for accepting the resolution, tary movements, smalt messages. regarding. mili-are not permitted "to Commenting om one point, Lord 'Cecil, said that the Council had "The armoured trains shall not beard the, Japanese explanation a3 breeeed beyond Hisimintan, be stationed at Hsinmintun and may "Ten 'Chinese policemen ma; have 20 rifles, Another' ten may might arise endangering Japan: be' stationed at Tahushen but they tse lives and property, If'sich an are" not permitted to have rifles" eventually occurred, the Japanese Negotiations are' under. wey "in night have to act against bandits, regard to measures tobe taken for fut the situation vas exceptional the protection of the Peking-mukden Railway" between Tehushan and {nd would come to an end og. soon fas normality yas restored.

Senor Madariaga, the Spanish de-Dismissal of Nanking Official Uegate, supported Lard "Cee, say-Dee, 11, ting lat there was nothing. ineon-'The National Government issued Bitent with the esslution in Me. mandate this afternoon dismisseshizava's remarks, which faith ing "Mr. Yuan Ching-kai from his fully and loyally releted the spirit 'a member of the Central fond Tetter of the resolution, Bureau Yuan of the of the Na-Briand then aubmitied the tional Government. resolution, which was passed unani-'Mr. Yuan is chairman of the so-called Mukden Government Renter,

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