The Archive · 1932

PEACE AGREEMENT TRANSLATIONS Japanese and Chinese Texts Signed

of the Shan rence Agreement The, Japanere, and, Chinese, taste were "signed. yesterday afternoon after careful revisions had been concluded in the translations by both sides. The documents were first signed by Generals Tai Chi and. "Gaston K. Huang, and then by Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the retiring. Pontieal "Vice-Minister of Forel ira, who is recuperating at his "meatal he gnat immediately after the signatures having been appended by' the Chinese delegates, the documents were taken to. the Japanese Consulate] by Mr. Samuel Chang, Director of the Intelligence Bureau of the! Ministey.of Foreign Affairs, and. Mr. K. Okasaki, secretary to the: Japanese Legation: Rear-Admiral 8 Sh and Bisjor-General Tashiro. signed the documents at the Japanese Consulate, Afterwards the copies were taken to the Fuming Hospital for the signature of igemitsu, the Japanese Minister, and to the Jupanese Field Hospital for that of General Uyeda.

Evacuation Proceeding ecTig bendaurtes of the Japanese expeditionary Fores in Shang} yesterday issued a communique an-ouncing that a notice been sent to the members of the Dixed Com: mission informing them that Japan-exe garrison troops at Chenju station its vicinity would withdraw at] about 1 p.m, May 20, and thi therefore, arrangements should be made to have Chinese special police forees sent to take over the policing duties on that day, 'The "pocket area" of Chapei, south of the Shanghai-Nanking railway' Tine, was completely turned over. to the Chinese authorities yesterday morning by the Japanese naval landing party as per arrangements made yesterday between the Chinese and the Japanese officials. "Some 250] special Chinese police officers were Present when the Japanese sailors withdrew from the district.

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