The Archive · 1932

Drafting Committee

Through the successful mediation of Sir Miles Lampson in the amendent, with which Japan is expect-agree, the peace prospects a Fegarded brighter than ever, A new paftng connitoe fox. thy purse of revising the smout for the cessation of hostilities and with-Grawal of Japanese troops has been created and is to meet at 10 am. fosday in the British Consulate. posed of Ait, i. Tvichman, Chinese TyPhe drafting committee is, co~ Becrdaty. tothe British Legation, Fepresenting the neutral Powers Bir K. Okazaki, Japanese vic Consul; and Mr. Samuel H. Changs Chief of the Intelligence and plicity Deparment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Sino-Japanese truce drattagreement, made as the result of the past peace nogotistions in Shanghai, comprises live attic Trrmedi cessation of host:

Chinese troops to remai in pres" ent positions; Withdrawal of the Japanese troops into the Settlement. and the extra-Settlement roads Constitution of a mixed _com-tee to supervise the fulfilment of the armistice agreement; and Date of enforcement of the a mist ice agreement, Tu view of the deadlock on the third article, China appealed to the League of Nations, resulting in the adoption of the draft resolution of the Committee of 18 of the League, of the draft agieethe work of Sir Miles Lampson, The task of the new drafting committe is to revise {he wording: so as to make it formal pending final agreement.

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