The Archive · 1937

Changchun, Doe, 1

'This city, the capital of Manchoukuo, was en fete to-day in ectebra tion' of Japan's renunciation extrality rights here and the transfer of the administration of the South Manchuria Railway zone to Man choukuo, in accordance with the treaty "concluded between Gen, Kenkichi Uyeda, the Japanese Ambassador to Manchoukuo and Commander of the Kwantung Army, and the Manchowkuo Premier, Mr, Chang Ching-hui, on November 5, All foreign nationals in Manchoukuo will be treated by the Mane choukuo Government in the same manner as the Japanese who come funder the Iaws relinquishing ality in Manchoukuo, which became effective to-day, Notes were exchanged on November 30 between Gen, Uyeda and Mr, Chang, providing that the military laws governing the Japanese Army would be regarded as having the sane force as Manchoukuo's military laws, in view of the joint defence obligations between Japan and Manchoukuo.—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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